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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 Couchton (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 Couchton. 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 hospitals and 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.

Couchton is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.

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

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Couchton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Nicholson Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
    • Montmorenci
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Roseland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Aiken
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntcliff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
      • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
    • Camp Rawls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • New Ellenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Graniteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Warrenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Vaucluse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Williston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elko
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Whaley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Blackville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snelling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Barnwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Trenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphys Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
    • Johnston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pelion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Gilbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Neeses
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Woodford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
    • Memory Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Lamkin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Arrow Head
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Snead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Evans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Couchton, with the one closest to Couchton listed first.
    • Augusta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • National Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Bonair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Rockbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Southgate Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Fairvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Fleming Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Forest Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Gracewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people

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

Newspapers Published in Couchton ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Couchton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Couchton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Couchton.

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 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 Couchton:

Cemeteries Near Couchton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Couchton.

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

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

  • Wrights Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Cemetery
  • Montmorenci Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montmorenci Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montmorenci Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plunkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plunkett Cemetery
  • Darien Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darien Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • Willis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
  • Mt. Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harris Cemetery
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seigler Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Cedar Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Branch Cemetery
  • Goss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
  • Continue List   (278 more) ...
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
    • St. Thaddeus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thaddeus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thaddeus 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.<4>

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

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

  • Montmorenci
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Roseland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
  • Oakwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
  • Aiken
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Croft
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
  • Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitchings Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Graniteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
  • Vaucluse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Talatha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
  • White Pond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
    • White Pond is located in Aiken County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Eureka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Langley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Couchton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Couchton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5615, Longitude: -81.6221       In this case, the coordinates for Couchton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Couchton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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