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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 Bauknight Ferry (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 Bauknight Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Bauknight Ferry is located in Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.

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

  • Newberry County     (The home county of Bauknight Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Stoney Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Silverstreet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prosperity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Newberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Smyrna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Slighs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Chappells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pomaria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mudlick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
  • Aiken County
    • Monetta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Johnston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Edgefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Blair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Coronaca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Mathews Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Grendel Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Kinards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Joanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Renno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Mountville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Ella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Lake Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Chapin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Irmo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Red Bank
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • White Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Cedar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bauknight Ferry, with the one closest to Bauknight Ferry listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Delta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Tuckertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

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

Cemeteries Near Bauknight Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bauknight Ferry.

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 Bauknight Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Perry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Merchant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stoney Hill.
    • The St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Luke's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71257 <3>
  • Chapman - Summers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bush River Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (317 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Bauknight Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bauknight Ferry.

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

  • Silverstreet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosperity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Slighs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
  • Chappells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jalapa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
  • Gary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gary is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Ella
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Little Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pomaria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sondleys ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
  • Vaughanville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Bauknight Ferry ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bauknight Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bauknight Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bauknight Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bauknight Ferry:

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