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 Darraugh (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 Darraugh. 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 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 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.
Darraugh is located in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.
Below are the counties that are near Darraugh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darraugh:
- Abbeville County (The home county of Darraugh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Abbeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Due West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Donalds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Level Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Ware Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Antreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Honea Path
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Latimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Iva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Belton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Starr
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Williamston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pelzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Holland Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Fork Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Lickville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Hodges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Promised Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Verdery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Greenwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Panola Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Mathews Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coronaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Fairforest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Collins Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Ekom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Cross Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cold Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Anglers Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Mountville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Laurens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Plum Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Chappells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mudlick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mudlick is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Silk Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Hart County (GA)
- Dooleys Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Hesters Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lincolnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darraugh, see our County-by-County Page for Darraugh.
Cemeteries Near Darraugh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darraugh.
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 Darraugh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darraugh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Aiken Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilgal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Melrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Gilgal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Big Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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, Darraugh had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darraugh, with the one closest to Darraugh listed first.
- Cana ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Hodges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Due West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Donalds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Level Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Mount Gallagher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Honea Path
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Brewerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brewerton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darraugh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darraugh.
Newspapers Published in Darraugh ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darraugh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darraugh, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darraugh.
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 helpful 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 Darraugh:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Abbeville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Elbert County
- Hart County
- Lincoln 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 Darraugh, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darraugh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |