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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 have occurred.

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

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • 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
    • Neeses
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Norway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bolen Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Woodford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Springfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Edisto
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Cope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Kitchings Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Camp Rawls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (25 miles [40.2 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 <3>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Blackville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • 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)
      • 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
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Creston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
    • Glenn Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
    • Pineridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • South Congaree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Red Bank
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Springdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Cayce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <3>
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
    • Weston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Valencia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
    • Bruner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boiling Spring, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 first turn to 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 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.

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 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.

  • Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery
  • Hickory Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Hill Cemetery
  • Livingston - Pinehill UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston - Pinehill UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston - Pinehill UMC Cemetery
  • Carson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
  • Neeses Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neeses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neeses Cemetery
  • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Calvary Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Church Cemetery
  • Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery
  • Lebanon Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Church Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Gleaton Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gleaton Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleaton Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery

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)
    • 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 <3>
  • Woodford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Sawyerdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • Perry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Denmark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
  • Blackville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Felder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
      • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jamison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • 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.

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boiling Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boiling Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5438, Longitude: -81.1001       In this case, the coordinates for Boiling Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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