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Introduction ...

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

We've added Boiling Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boiling Spring, 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 Boiling Spring (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 Boiling Spring. 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 Boiling Spring ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Boiling Spring: Boiling Spg. (or less commonly used: Boiling Spng. or Boiling Sprng.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Boiling Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boiling Spring.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Boiling Spring is historic, it would have been located within present day Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Boiling Spring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Spring, with the one closest to Boiling Spring listed first.
    • Livingston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Neeses
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
    • Norway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bolen Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
    • Woodford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Springfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Edisto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
    • Cope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <2>
    • Cordova
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orangeburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Stilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Spring, with the one closest to Boiling Spring listed first.
    • Salley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wagener
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seivern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Kitchings Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Camp Rawls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Montmorenci
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Spring, with the one closest to Boiling Spring listed first.
    • Denmark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bamberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Govan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Spring, with the one closest to Boiling Spring listed first.
    • Whaley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Blackville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Elko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Hilda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Snelling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Spring, with the one closest to Boiling Spring listed first.
    • Saint Matthews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Creston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Spring, with the one closest to Boiling Spring listed first.
    • Swansea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pelion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
    • Glenn Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
    • Pineridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • South Congaree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Styx ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Styx is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
    • Red Bank
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Springdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Arthur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Arthur is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Cayce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <2>
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • West Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Spring, with the one closest to Boiling Spring listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Weston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Gadsden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arthurtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Valencia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
    • Bruner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner

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

Cemeteries Near Boiling Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boiling Spring.

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 Boiling Spring - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.

Boiling Spring itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • North
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
  • Woodford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Sawyerdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Salley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Swansea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Whaley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Perry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Denmark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
  • Blackville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Felder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
    • Jamison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Wagener
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Boiling Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boiling Spring.

Newspapers Published in Boiling Spring ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boiling Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boiling Spring, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boiling Spring.

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 Boiling Spring:

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 Boiling Spring, 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boiling Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.