Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bay Springs (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 Bay Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Bay Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bay Springs: Bay Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bay Spngs. or Bay Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bay Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Bay Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Springs:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Bay Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Angelus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Mount Croghan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McBee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cheraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pageland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- North Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Prestwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Society Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dovesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Lydia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Pine Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Bethune
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Cassatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Oakhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Primus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Heath Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Alcot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Bishopville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Wallace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blenheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- McFarlan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Mineral Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Wadesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peachland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Polkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- East Rockingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Marshville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Rock Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Springs.
Cemeteries Near Bay Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Springs.
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 Bay Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cassidy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fannie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Saint Marys Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Drucilla AME Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bay Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Springs, with the one closest to Bay Springs listed first.
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Catarrh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Long Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Hornsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cheraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deep Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- McFarlan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bay Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Springs.
Newspapers Published in Bay Springs ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Springs, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Springs.
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 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 Bay Springs:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Darlington County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Marlboro County
- Anson County
- Richmond County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bay Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |