Our Genealogy Helper
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 Croft (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 Croft. 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 and doctors 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.
Croft is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Croft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Croft:
- Aiken County (The home county of Croft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Nicholson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vaucluse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montmorenci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Gloverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Williston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elko
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Reynold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Snelling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Blackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Johnston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edgefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Batesburg - Leesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- Batesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Pelion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Modoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeburg County
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Ridge Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Lulaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Memory Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lamkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Arrow Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Snead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- National Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Bonair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Forest Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Fairvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Richmond Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Gracewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Croft, see our County-by-County Page for Croft.
Cemeteries Near Croft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Croft.
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 Croft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Croft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Aiken Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Needham Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thaddeus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- First Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wrights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Weeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Croft had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Croft, with the one closest to Croft listed first.
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Milledgeville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vaucluse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorenci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kitchings Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talatha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Johnston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Croft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Croft.
Newspapers Published in Croft ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Croft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Croft, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Croft.
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 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 Croft:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- Lexington County
- McCormick County
- Orangeburg County
- Saluda County
- Columbia County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Croft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Croft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |