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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 Briarcliff (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 Briarcliff. 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.

Briarcliff is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.

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

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Briarcliff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Huntcliff
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
      • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
    • Aiken
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Graniteville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloverville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Langley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Roseland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Nicholson Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Bath
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Burnettown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
      • Burnettown is located in Aiken County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Montmorenci
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Ellenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Elko
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Snelling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Whaley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Hattieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Barnwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Murphys Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
    • Trenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Johnston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Edgefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Clarks Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Modoc
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <1>
    • Memory Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Lamkin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Arrow Head
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Evans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Snead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Fort Gordon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Grovetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
      • Grovetown is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <1>
    • Maddox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
      • Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
    • Augusta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • National Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Rockbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Fairvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Bonair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Forest Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Southgate Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Richmond Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Fleming Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Waverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Gracewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pepperidge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in Briarcliff ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briarcliff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briarcliff, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briarcliff.

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 helpful 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 Briarcliff:

Cemeteries Near Briarcliff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briarcliff.

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

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

  • Millbrook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millbrook Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
  • St. Thaddeus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thaddeus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thaddeus Cemetery
  • Mt. Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harris Cemetery
  • Graniteville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Old Langley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Langley Cemetery
  • New Langley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Langley Cemetery
  • Glover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glover Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
    • Aiken Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • Aiken
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Graniteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Langley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roseland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Vaucluse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montmorenci
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Croft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
  • Beech Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Talatha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
  • Oakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
  • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hamburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Aiken County
    • Eureka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

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 '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- Briarcliff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briarcliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5187, Longitude: -81.7571       In this case, the coordinates for Briarcliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Briarcliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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