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 Belleview (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 Belleview. 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.
Belleview 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 Belleview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belleview:
- Richland County (The home county of Belleview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Hollywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brickyard Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Saint Andrews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Arthurtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Valencia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Arcadia Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Aiken County
- Seivern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Calhoun County
- Saint Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Smallwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Adger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lugoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- West Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 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
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Seven Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Irmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Glenn Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- South Congaree
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Peak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Woodford
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Horatio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Sumter Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Wedgefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belleview, see our County-by-County Page for Belleview.
Cemeteries Near Belleview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belleview.
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 Belleview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belleview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69943 <2>
- Geiger Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- State Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randolph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leevy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Factory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Belleview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belleview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belleview, with the one closest to Belleview listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- 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 west)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Killian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Irmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Hopkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bookman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Lever ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Ballentine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belleview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belleview.
Newspapers Published in Belleview ...
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 Belleview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belleview, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belleview.
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 Belleview:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Calhoun County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Orangeburg County
- Sumter 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> | 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 Belleview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Belleview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |