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 The Colony (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 The Colony. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
The Colony 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 The Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Colony:
- Aiken County (The home county of The Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Belvedere
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clearwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Beech Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Graniteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warrenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Ward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Keysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Lulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memory Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lamkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Arrow Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Fort Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Appling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Dearing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Megahee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- National Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Bonair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Southgate Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fairvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Belair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Pepperidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Colony, see our County-by-County Page for The Colony.
Cemeteries Near The Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Colony.
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 The Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pineview Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meeting Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westover Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Memorial Park
- The Westover Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westover Memorial Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Darling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- South View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walker Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 The Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Poverty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Martinez
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Lamkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Beech Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Graniteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Colony.
Newspapers Published in The Colony ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Colony, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Colony.
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 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 The Colony:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- McDuffie 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> | 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 The Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |