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 Camp Gravatt (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 Camp Gravatt. 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 Camp Gravatt ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Gravatt: Cp. Gravatt
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 and doctors 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.
Camp Gravatt is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Gravatt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Gravatt:
- Aiken County (The home county of Camp Gravatt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Monetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camp Rawls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
- Seivern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Kitchings Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Nicholson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
- Montmorenci
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Wagener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Vaucluse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Williston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Johnston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edgefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Murphys Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Batesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Batesburg - Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Pelion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Red Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newberry County
- Stoney Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- North
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Neeses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Ridge Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- National Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Rockbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Gravatt, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Gravatt.
Cemeteries Near Camp Gravatt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Gravatt.
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 Camp Gravatt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Gravatt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Cullum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plunkett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cumbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Courtney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Easter Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Asbill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kneece Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Seigler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seigler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seigler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Camp Gravatt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Gravatt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Gravatt, with the one closest to Camp Gravatt listed first.
- Monetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ridge Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Croft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Seivern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Milledgeville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Batesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kitchings Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roseland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Montmorenci
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wagener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Gravatt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Gravatt.
Newspapers Published in Camp Gravatt ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Gravatt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Gravatt, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Gravatt.
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 Camp Gravatt:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Orangeburg County
- Saluda County
- Richmond 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> | 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 Camp Gravatt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Camp Gravatt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |