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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 Blackville (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 Blackville. 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.

Blackville is located in Barnwell 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 Barnwell County: Burke (GA), Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg & Orangeburg.

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

  • Barnwell County     (The home county of Blackville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackville, with the one closest to Blackville listed first.
    • Whaley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Hilda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elko
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Barnwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Snelling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Kline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hattieville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackville, with the one closest to Blackville listed first.
    • Salley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Wagener
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Camp Rawls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Montmorenci
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ellenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Seivern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Nicholson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
    • Talatha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Roseland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Aiken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackville, with the one closest to Blackville listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Martin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackville, with the one closest to Blackville listed first.
    • Denmark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Govan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Bamberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ehrhardt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackville, with the one closest to Blackville listed first.
    • Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Hampton County
    • Brunson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackville, with the one closest to Blackville listed first.
    • Pelion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Swansea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackville, with the one closest to Blackville listed first.
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Norway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Neeses
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Livingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Bolen Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cordova
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
    • Edisto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Woodford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Orangeburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Rowesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sixty Six
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blackville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Blackville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Blackville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Blackville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Blackville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Blackville:

Cemeteries Near Blackville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackville.

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

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

  • Jowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jowers Cemetery
  • Jowers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jowers Cemetery
  • Hope Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Memorial Park
  • Frost Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frost Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frost Branch Cemetery
  • County Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memory Gardens
  • Jericho Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
  • Hair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hair Cemetery
  • Mt. Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Capernaum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Denmark Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denmark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denmark Cemetery
  • Willow Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Brodie Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brodie Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brodie Family Cemetery
    • Honeyford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honeyford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeyford Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blackville had a population of 962 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blackville had a population of 2,173 people.

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

  • Reynold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
  • Ashleigh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
  • Walker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
  • Whaley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • Elko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Elko is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Williston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Govan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • White Pond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
    • White Pond is located in Aiken County
  • Snelling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Bamberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Salley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
    • Sawyerdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
      • Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County

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

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

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>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.
<3>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- Blackville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3601, Longitude: -81.2707    
<4>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.
<5>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 Blackville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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