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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 Delmar (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 Delmar. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Delmar is located in Saluda 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 Saluda County: Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington & Newberry.

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

  • Saluda County     (The home county of Delmar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Ridge Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saluda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Monetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seivern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Camp Rawls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Eureka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Wagener
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Johnston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Blair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Kinards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Ella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Leesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Lexington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Stoney Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Slighs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Prosperity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Little Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Old Town Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Newberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pomaria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Peak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Smyrna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delmar, with the one closest to Delmar listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Saint Andrews
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Cedar Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Arthurtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Brickyard Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
    • Forest Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people

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

Cemeteries Near Delmar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delmar.

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 Delmar - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delmar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Etheredge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fullmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Derrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bouknight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (330 more) ...
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Lexington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Matthews Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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>

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

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

  • Ella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Batesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Monetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Slighs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
  • Samaria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Prosperity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Little Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • White Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Delmar ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delmar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delmar, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delmar.

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 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 Delmar:

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 Delmar, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Delmar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.