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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 DuBose (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 DuBose. 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.

DuBose is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of DuBose)
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBose, with the one closest to DuBose listed first.
    • Oswego
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Dalzell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • East Sumter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Millwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Sumter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mayesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • South Sumter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Rembert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Cane Savannah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBose, with the one closest to DuBose listed first.
    • Paxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Gable
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Turbeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcolu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • New Zion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Silver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Union Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Panola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Summerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBose, with the one closest to DuBose listed first.
    • Lamar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Lydia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Syracuse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Pine Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Hartsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
    • North Hartsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBose, with the one closest to DuBose listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Sardis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Timmonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Olanta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Ebenezer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBose, with the one closest to DuBose listed first.
    • Camden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Shepard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Spring Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Cassatt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lugoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethune
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBose, with the one closest to DuBose listed first.
    • Manville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Elliott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alcot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DuBose, with the one closest to DuBose listed first.
    • Eastover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadsden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Bruner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
  • Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad

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

Cemeteries Near DuBose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of DuBose.

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

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Capers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rembert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • White - Dick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Four Bridges Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whilden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchel 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.<3>

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

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

  • Oswego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Catchall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Mayesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pisgah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Rembert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cane Savannah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Bishopville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hagood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Claremont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Atkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Wedgefield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stockton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Boykin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Privateer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer

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

Newspapers Published in DuBose ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around DuBose.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of DuBose, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for DuBose.

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 DuBose:

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 DuBose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- DuBose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.