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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 Cope (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 Cope. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Cope is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Cope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Bolen Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cordova
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Edisto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Orangeburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sixty Six
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Neeses
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Livingston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Stilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Branchville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Salley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wagener
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Bamberg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Govan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
    • Ehrhardt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Hilda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Whaley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Elko
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Barnwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Snelling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Creston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Lodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ruffin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint George
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cope, with the one closest to Cope listed first.
    • Swansea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gaston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Pelion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cope ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cope.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cope, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cope.

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 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 Cope:

Cemeteries Near Cope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cope.

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 Cope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
  • Edisto Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edisto Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edisto Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Two Mile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Two Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Two Mile Cemetery
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Bamberg County Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bamberg County Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bamberg County Memory Gardens
    • Log Bridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Log Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Log Bridge Cemetery
    • South End Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Bamberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Denmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Felder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
    • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
  • Sixty Six
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • Govan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Branchville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
  • Blackville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • North
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jamison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whaley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3779, Longitude: -81.0070    
<4>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.
<5>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 Cope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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