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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 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.

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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • South Congaree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Lexington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pineridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Glenn Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • Springdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
    • Gilbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cayce
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <3>
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
  • Barnwell County
    • Whaley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <3>
    • Slighs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <3>
    • Livingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
  • 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)
      • 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
    • Arthurtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Valencia Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
    • Ballentine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dutch Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • 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)
      • 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
    • Capitol View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Ravenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
  • 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.

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 first visit 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Boiling Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Larkin Glen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkin Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkin Glen Cemetery
  • Southland Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southland Memorial Gardens
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
  • George Gross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Gross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Gross Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Black Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Scofield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
    • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bachman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman 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.

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Gaston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Gaston is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
  • Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Lexington County
  • Spring Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
  • Cayce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <3>
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaphart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
    • Leaphart is located in Lexington County
  • Fredonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Samaria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Irmo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <3>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Seivern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Ballentine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • 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.

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Congaree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Congaree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8815, Longitude: -81.2354       In this case, the coordinates for Congaree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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