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 Dawkins (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 Dawkins. 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 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.
Dawkins is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Dawkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dawkins:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Dawkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Winnsboro Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smallwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Mitford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Blackstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gayle Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Eureka Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Great Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Kinards
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Renno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Joanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dover ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Irmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Seven Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Arthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Glymphville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Pomaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slighs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Prosperity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Whitmire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dutch Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Blythewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dentsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saluda County
- Hickory Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Tuckertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Sartor Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Sedalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Lockhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dawkins, see our County-by-County Page for Dawkins.
Cemeteries Near Dawkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dawkins.
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 Dawkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dawkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- James Ashford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wicker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomaria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Weeping Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dawkins had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Walton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Strother
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strother is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glymphville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Pomaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reuben ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reuben is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Jenkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lylesford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maybinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maybinton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybinton
- Shelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Herbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herbert is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dawkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dawkins.
Newspapers Published in Dawkins ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dawkins, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dawkins.
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 Dawkins:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Laurens County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Richland County
- Saluda County
- Union 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> | 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 Dawkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Dawkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |