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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 Colonel Creek Landing (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 Colonel Creek Landing. 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 Colonel Creek Landing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Colonel Creek Landing: Colonel Crk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Colonel Ck. Lndg. or Colonel Cr. Lndg.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Colonel Creek Landing is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.

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

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of Colonel Creek Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonel Creek Landing, with the one closest to Colonel Creek Landing listed first.
    • Ridgeway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smallwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Mitford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Adger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • Rion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • White Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Woodward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Rock Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jenkinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Monticello
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonel Creek Landing, with the one closest to Colonel Creek Landing listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Lawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Blackstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Richburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield County
    • Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonel Creek Landing, with the one closest to Colonel Creek Landing listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Lugoff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Camden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Spring Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Kershaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bethune
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonel Creek Landing, with the one closest to Colonel Creek Landing listed first.
    • Heath Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakhurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Bell Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
    • Irwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
    • Lancaster Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
    • Primus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
    • Lancaster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
    • Camp Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
    • Riverside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonel Creek Landing, with the one closest to Colonel Creek Landing listed first.
    • Irmo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
    • Seven Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonel Creek Landing, with the one closest to Colonel Creek Landing listed first.
    • Blythewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
    • Dentsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
    • Brickyard Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Forest Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Dutch Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Capitol View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Andrews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Hollywood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonel Creek Landing, with the one closest to Colonel Creek Landing listed first.
    • Rembert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Horatio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Colonel Creek Landing ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonel Creek Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonel Creek Landing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonel Creek Landing.

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 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 Colonel Creek Landing:

Cemeteries Near Colonel Creek Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonel Creek Landing.

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 Colonel Creek Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
  • Longtown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longtown Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
  • New Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Grove Cemetery
  • Hardshell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hardshell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jackson Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Smyrles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrles Cemetery
  • Sawneys Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawneys Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawneys Creek Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Chestnut Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Cemetery
    • Beaver Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Longtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
    • Longtown is located in Fairfield County
  • Cantey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
    • Cantey is located in Kershaw County
  • Liberty Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flint Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dekalb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dekalb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
    • Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
  • Flat Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
  • Westville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Fairfield County
  • Sharp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Sharp is located in Richland County
  • Winnsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Rockton is located in Fairfield County
    • Kershaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakhurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County

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

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

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Colonel Creek Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonel Creek Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3690, Longitude: -80.7970       In this case, the coordinates for Colonel Creek Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Colonel Creek Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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