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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Congaree. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Congaree to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Congaree, please Contact Us.

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 Congaree (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 Congaree. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Congaree is historic, it would have been located within present day Lexington 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 Lexington County: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland & Saluda.

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

  • Lexington County     (The home county of Congaree)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congaree, with the one closest to Congaree listed first.
    • Red Bank
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • South Congaree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Styx ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Styx is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
    • Lexington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pineridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Glenn Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
    • Arthur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arthur is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Springdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Pelion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gaston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
    • Gilbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congaree, with the one closest to Congaree listed first.
    • Seivern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Wagener
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Camp Rawls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Monetta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Salley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
  • Barnwell County
    • Whaley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Calhoun County
    • Saint Matthews
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congaree, with the one closest to Congaree listed first.
    • Rock Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Jenkinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congaree, with the one closest to Congaree listed first.
    • Little Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Peak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Slighs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Stoney Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Pomaria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Prosperity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congaree, with the one closest to Congaree listed first.
    • Woodford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
    • Livingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Neeses
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Norway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Bolen Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congaree, with the one closest to Congaree listed first.
    • Saint Andrews
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Arthurtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Columbia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Valencia Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
    • Ballentine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dutch Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brickyard Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
    • Capitol View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congaree, with the one closest to Congaree listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Congaree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Congaree.

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

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

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Taylor Justice Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boiling Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Larkin Glen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Southland Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • George Gross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • Pineridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Gaston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaston is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
  • Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arthur is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Spring Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Cayce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <2>
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Swansea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Leaphart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Leaphart is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
  • Fredonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Samaria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Irmo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Irmo is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Seivern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Ballentine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people

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

Newspapers Published in Congaree ...

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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Congaree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Congaree, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Congaree.

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 helpful 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 Congaree:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Congaree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Congaree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.