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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Biddle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Biddle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Biddle, please Contact Us.

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 Biddle (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 Biddle. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Biddle is historic, it would have been located within present day Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.

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

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of Biddle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Mitford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Ridgeway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Winnsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Smallwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Adger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Woodward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Rion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Rock Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Jenkinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Lawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Blackstock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Lando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Edgemoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Gayle Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
    • Smith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Lowrys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Westville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kershaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lugoff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Spring Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Camden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shepard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Cassatt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Bell Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Heath Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Irwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Oakhurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Lancaster Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Elgin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Lancaster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Caskey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Primus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Camp Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Peak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Glymphville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Blythewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Dentsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Dutch Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Brickyard Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
    • Ravenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Ballentine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Catawba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Roddey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Roddey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Lesslie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lesslie is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddle, with the one closest to Biddle listed first.
    • Jaars
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson

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

Cemeteries Near Biddle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Biddle.

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 Biddle - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gunthorne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Longtown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • Flint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Longtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Longtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Ridgeway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Winnsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockton is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Simpson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Simpson is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Adger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
  • Cantey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cantey is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
  • Flat Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Wellridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellridge is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
    • Fort Lawn
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Biddle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Biddle.

Newspapers Published in Biddle ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Biddle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Biddle, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Biddle.

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 Biddle:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Biddle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Biddle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.