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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 Cornwell (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 Cornwell. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cornwell is located in Chester 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 Chester County: Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Cornwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cornwell.

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

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

  • Blackstock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guest Assembly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guest Assembly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guest Assembly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Purity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Purity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Purity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aimwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aimwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aimwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chester Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiley Coleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gold Mine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Mine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Mine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70751 <4>
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cornwell had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Blackstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodward
    • From Cornwell to Woodward
  • Wellridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
    • Wellridge is located in Chester County
  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orrs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
    • Orrs is located in Chester County
  • White Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Knox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Chester County
  • Sandy River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
    • Sandy River is located in Chester County
  • Rossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Chester County
  • Richburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baton Rouge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baton Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
    • Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
  • Feasterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feasterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
    • Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Adger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adger
      • From Cornwell to Adger
    • Rodman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Chester County
    • Leeds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Chester County

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

Newspapers Published in Cornwell ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cornwell, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cornwell.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cornwell:

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

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

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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Cornwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cornwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6074, Longitude: -81.1793       In this case, the coordinates for Cornwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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