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Introduction ...

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

We've added Connors to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Connors, 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 Connors (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 Connors. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Connors is historic, it would have been located within present day Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Connors)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connors, with the one closest to Connors listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eutawville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Wells
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Vance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Santee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Elloree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Branchville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connors, with the one closest to Connors listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Judge Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Pinopolis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Russellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Moncks Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonneau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connors, with the one closest to Connors listed first.
    • Creston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Charleston County
    • Lincolnville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connors, with the one closest to Connors listed first.
    • Summerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Shad Moss village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Panola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Silver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Paxville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Alcolu
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connors, with the one closest to Connors listed first.
    • Canadys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Johnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Cottageville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Round O
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Smoaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connors, with the one closest to Connors listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Grover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowertown Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Chandler Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Sumter County
    • Pinewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Williamsburg County
    • Greeleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Connors ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Connors.

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

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

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

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.

Connors itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Vance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
  • Sandridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Dantzler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Harleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Felderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Parler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Eadytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Elloree
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bowman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Reevesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Connors ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Connors.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Connors, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Connors.

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 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 Connors:

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 Connors, 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 from Point A (ie- Connors) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.