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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 Blacks (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 Blacks. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Blacks is located in 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 Saluda County: Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington & Newberry.

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

  • Saluda County     (The home county of Blacks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blacks, with the one closest to Blacks listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saluda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blacks, with the one closest to Blacks listed first.
    • Monetta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Seivern
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Camp Rawls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Vaucluse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Springdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Aiken County
    • Aiken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Graniteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Roseland
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Wagener
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blacks, with the one closest to Blacks listed first.
    • Johnston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphys Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
    • Colliers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blacks, with the one closest to Blacks listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
  • Laurens County
    • Anglers Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blacks, with the one closest to Blacks listed first.
    • Batesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Lake Village
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Gilbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ella
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Chapin
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
  • McCormick County
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blacks, with the one closest to Blacks listed first.
    • Old Town Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Prosperity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Chappells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Slighs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Smyrna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Little Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Mudlick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
    • Pomaria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blacks, with the one closest to Blacks listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Blacks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blacks.

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 Blacks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnsons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mill Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thraikill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thraikill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thraikill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • Whittle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harris Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones 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 Blacks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blacks.

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

  • Ridge Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Monetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Batesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Johnston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fredonia
    (12 miles [19.3 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
  • Samaria
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Meeting Street
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ella
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Pleasant Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
      • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
    • Croft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
      • Croft is located in Aiken County

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

Newspapers Published in Blacks ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blacks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blacks, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blacks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Blacks:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blacks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/

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 Blacks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blacks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blacks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9165, Longitude: -81.6768       In this case, the coordinates for Blacks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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