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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 Clearwater (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 Clearwater. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Clearwater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Bath
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Burnettown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Langley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belvedere
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
      • Belvedere is located in Aiken County
    • Gloverville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Augusta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
    • Graniteville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntcliff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
      • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
    • Springdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Aiken County
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Williston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Elko
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Murphys Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Colliers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
    • Edgefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Johnston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Clarks Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Modoc
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Parksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Ward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ridge Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Keysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Clair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Evans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Snead
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Grovetown
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
      • Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Appling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Harlem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <1>
    • Sawdust
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Sawdust is located in Columbia County (GA)
  • Jefferson County (GA)
    • Noah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
      • Noah has also been known as:
      • Noah Station
  • McDuffie County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Dearing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
      • Dearing is located in McDuffie County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <1>
    • Megahee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearwater, with the one closest to Clearwater listed first.
    • Augusta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • National Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 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)
    • Southgate Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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)
    • Rockbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Fleming Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Bonair
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Richmond Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Gracewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pepperidge
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Clearwater, see our County-by-County Page for Clearwater.

Newspapers Published in Clearwater ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearwater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clearwater, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clearwater.

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 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 Clearwater:

Cemeteries Near Clearwater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clearwater.

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

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

  • Bath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bath Cemetery
  • Walker Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Memorial Park
  • Glover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • New Langley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Old Langley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
  • Glover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Pineview Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Memorial Gardens
  • Continue List   (272 more) ...
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
    • Sunset Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zubly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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 Clearwater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clearwater.

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

  • Bath
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Langley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beech Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Augusta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Graniteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Poverty Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
    • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
  • Wheless
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
    • Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Vaucluse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adventure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Aiken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
    • Martinez
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • Gracewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clearwater. 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 from Point A (ie- Clearwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clearwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4968, Longitude: -81.8922    
<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 Clearwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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