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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Dunbarton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dunbarton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dunbarton, please Contact Us.

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 Dunbarton (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 Dunbarton. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dunbarton is historic, it would have been located within present day Barnwell County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barnwell County: Burke (GA), Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg & Orangeburg.

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

  • Barnwell County     (The home county of Dunbarton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Snelling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Hattieville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
    • Barnwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elko
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <3>
    • Williston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Blackville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Whaley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Cowden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
    • Talatha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ellenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
    • Montmorenci
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nicholson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
    • Roseland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Beech Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntcliff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
      • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
    • Kitchings Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Martin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Allendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ulmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Olar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <3>
    • Govan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Denmark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bamberg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Brunson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gifford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Girard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
    • Sardis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <3>
    • Thomas Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Waynesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Munnerlyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munnerlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Gracewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunbarton, with the one closest to Dunbarton listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Hilltonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Dunbarton ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunbarton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunbarton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunbarton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dunbarton:

Cemeteries Near Dunbarton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunbarton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Cemetery
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Furse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furse Cemetery
  • Seven Pines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Pines Cemetery
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Old Field Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Cemetery
    • Dorch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorch Cemetery
    • Bates Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery

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.

Dunbarton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Snelling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Hattieville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
  • Girard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
  • Ashleigh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
  • Elko
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Elko is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <3>
  • Williston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Reynold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
  • White Pond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
    • White Pond is located in Aiken County
  • Talatha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
  • Cowden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Cowden is located in Aiken County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Allendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <3>

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dunbarton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Dunbarton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunbarton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1960, Longitude: -81.5390       In this case, the coordinates for Dunbarton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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