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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 Batesburg - Leesville (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 Batesburg - Leesville. 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 doctors and 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.

Batesburg - Leesville is primarily located in Lexington County. A portion of Batesburg - Leesville extends into Saluda 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 Lexington County: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland & Saluda.

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

  • Lexington County     (The home county of Batesburg - Leesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Batesburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Leesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Summit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Lake Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Ella
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Pelion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Monetta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seivern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Camp Rawls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Eureka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Wagener
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Perry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicholson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Vaucluse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Aiken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montmorenci
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Johnston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Lancaster County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Stoney Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Prosperity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Little Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Silverstreet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Newberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pomaria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Peak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Chappells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • Woodford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Saint Andrews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Arthurtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Saluda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Batesburg - Leesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batesburg - Leesville.

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 Batesburg - Leesville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ridge Crest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shealy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (311 more) ...
    • Banks Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bouknight Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Risinger Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Batesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Leesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fredonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Monetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Samaria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Ridge Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ella
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Seivern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Johnston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Wagener
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chapin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Slighs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Prosperity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Batesburg - Leesville ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batesburg - Leesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batesburg - Leesville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Batesburg - Leesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Batesburg - Leesville:

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>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 Batesburg - Leesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Batesburg - Leesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.