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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 Colonial Heights (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 Colonial Heights. 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 Colonial Heights ...

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 Colonial Heights: Colonial Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Colonial Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colonial Heights.

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 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.

Colonial Heights is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Colonial Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Springdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Coronaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Grendel Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Mathews Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Promised Land
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Cokesbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Verdery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
    • Bradley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Ware Shoals
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Donalds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Honea Path
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Level Land
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
    • Monterey ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
    • Edgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Cross Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mountville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cold Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Mount Gallagher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
    • Ekom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
    • Joanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Simpson is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • McCormick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Mount Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
    • Chappells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mudlick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Old Town Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Stoney Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Prosperity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Colonial Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial Heights.

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 Colonial Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Save All Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethabara Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Ninety Six
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chappells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Vaughanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cross Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waterloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mountville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Bradley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hodges
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meeting Street
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pleasant Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon

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

Newspapers Published in Colonial Heights ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Colonial Heights:

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 Colonial Heights, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colonial Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.