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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 Boiling Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...

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 Springs: Boiling Spgs. (or less commonly used: Boiling Spngs. or Boiling Sprngs.)

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.

Boiling Springs 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 Boiling Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boiling Springs:

  • Barnwell County     (The home county of Boiling Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Kline
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Snelling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Barnwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hattieville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Hilda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Williston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Blackville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Whaley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Cowden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
    • Talatha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ellenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
    • Montmorenci
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Salley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Martin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ulmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Olar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Govan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Denmark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehrhardt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bamberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Ashton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Brunson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gifford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Luray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crocketville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Miley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Estill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Varnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Norway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Girard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
    • Sardis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <1>
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boiling Springs, with the one closest to Boiling Springs listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Hilltonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvania
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Boiling Springs ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boiling Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boiling Springs, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boiling Springs.

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 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 Springs:

Cemeteries Near Boiling Springs ...

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

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

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

  • Furse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furse Cemetery
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Seven Pines Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Pines Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Mt. Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Swallow Savannah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Hope Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

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.<6>

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

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

  • Snelling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbarton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
  • Hattieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Allendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sycamore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ashleigh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
  • Govan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Girard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
  • Reynold
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Millhaven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Blackville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boiling Springs. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boiling Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boiling Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1352, Longitude: -81.4312       In this case, the coordinates for Boiling Springs 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.
<6>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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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