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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 Clyburn (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 Clyburn. 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 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 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.

Clyburn is located in Kershaw 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 Kershaw County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Lancaster, Lee, Richland & Sumter.

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

  • Kershaw County     (The home county of Clyburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • Westville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shepard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Kershaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Cassatt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Camden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Liberty Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Bethune
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lugoff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Elgin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Lawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • McBee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
    • Angelus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
    • Jefferson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • White Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Pageland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Prestwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
    • Lydia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • North Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • Mitford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Ridgeway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Smallwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Winnsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Adger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Rion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Heath Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Primus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Elgin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Bell Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Irwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Lancaster Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Lancaster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Caskey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Riverside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • Bishopville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Alcot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clyburn, with the one closest to Clyburn listed first.
    • Rembert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Horatio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dalzell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Claremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Union County (NC)
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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

Cemeteries Near Clyburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clyburn.

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 Clyburn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clyburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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

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

  • Dekalb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
  • Westville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Cantey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cantey is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
  • Kershaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oakhurst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Longtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Longtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Pleasant Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Antioch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Catarrh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stockton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Tillers Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
    • Primus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus

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

Newspapers Published in Clyburn ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clyburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clyburn, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clyburn.

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 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 Clyburn:

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 Clyburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Clyburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.