Our Genealogy Helper
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 Boykin (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 Boykin. 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 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.
Boykin is located in Marlboro 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 Marlboro County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Robeson (NC), Scotland (NC), Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon & Florence.
Below are the counties that are near Boykin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boykin:
- Marlboro County (The home county of Boykin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Newtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Tatum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McColl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blenheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Cheraw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Patrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ruby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Society Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Mont Clare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Dovesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Latta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Lilesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Wadesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoke County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Bowmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Ashley Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Gold Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dundarrach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Moore County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Silver Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Foxfire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Ghio Scholl Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Dobbins Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- East Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Honey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Yates Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Marston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marston is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Hoffman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Maxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Raemon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Alfordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Red Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Elrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Pates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Rowland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pembroke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Red Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scotland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Gibson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Hasty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Laurinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Crump Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boykin, see our County-by-County Page for Boykin.
Cemeteries Near Boykin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boykin.
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 Boykin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boykin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Hunsucker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brigman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Boykin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boykin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boykin, with the one closest to Boykin listed first.
- Newtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- McColl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Blenheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parnassus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Maxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roberdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boykin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boykin.
Newspapers Published in Boykin ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boykin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boykin, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boykin.
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 Boykin:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Marlboro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Anson County
- Hoke County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Boykin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Boykin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |