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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Barony (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Barony. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Barony is located in Richland County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.

Below are the counties that are near Barony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barony:

  • Richland County     (The home county of Barony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.
    • Belmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brickyard Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
    • Columbia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Saint Andrews
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Ravenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Hollywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Dentsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woodfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Arthurtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Valencia Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
    • Capitol View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
  • Calhoun County
    • Saint Matthews
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.
    • Smallwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Ridgeway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Jenkinsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Winnsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Adger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.
    • Elgin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Lugoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Lafayette Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.
    • West Columbia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cayce
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <1>
    • Seven Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Arthur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthur is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Oak Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Springdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Irmo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
    • Pineridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • South Congaree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Styx ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Styx is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
    • Glenn Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
    • Lexington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.
    • Peak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Little Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Slighs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Pomaria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prosperity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.
    • Horatio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Claremont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Rembert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stateburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barony, see our County-by-County Page for Barony.

Cemeteries Near Barony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barony.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Barony - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.

  • Palmetto Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Geiger Ave. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Ave. Cemetery
    • The Geiger Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Confederate Home Cemetery
    • South Carolina State Hospital Cemetery
    • White Asylum Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Leevy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • State Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Taylor Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Barony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barony.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Barony, with the one closest to Barony listed first.

  • Columbia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cayce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <1>
  • Leaphart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leaphart is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
  • Spring Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Arthur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Childs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Childs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Killian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Killian is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
  • Irmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Irmo is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
  • Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
  • Bookman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bookman is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
  • Pineridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Lever ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lever is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sharp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharp is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Ballentine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barony.

Newspapers Published in Barony ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barony, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barony.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Barony:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.