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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Summit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Lake Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Ella
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Pelion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Camp Rawls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Eureka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Wagener
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kitchings Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
    • Vaucluse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Aiken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montmorenci
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Salley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Lancaster County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesburg - Leesville, with the one closest to Batesburg - Leesville listed first.
    • Prosperity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Little Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Smyrna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chappells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
  • Orangeburg County
    • Woodford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Arthurtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridge Crest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shealy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shealy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shealy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (308 more) ...
    • Banks Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bouknight Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouknight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bouknight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Risinger Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Monetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Samaria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Seivern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
  • Johnston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
  • Wagener
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chapin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • 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]<5>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

The official website for Batesburg - Leesville: www.batesburg-leesville.org/

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batesburg - Leesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Batesburg - Leesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9101, Longitude: -81.5373       In this case, the coordinates for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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