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 Dunston Hills (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 Dunston Hills. 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.
Dunston Hills is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Dunston Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunston Hills:
- Richland County (The home county of Dunston Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Saint Andrews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Hollywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Arcadia Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Dutch Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Woodfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Valencia Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Smallwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Adger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lugoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lafayette Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pineridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- South Congaree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Peak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Stoney Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Glymphville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Orangeburg County
- Woodford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Horatio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Rembert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunston Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Dunston Hills.
Cemeteries Near Dunston Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunston Hills.
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 Dunston Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunston Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Factory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- State Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69943 <2>
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Geiger Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Ave. Cemetery
- The Geiger Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Home Cemetery
- South Carolina State Hospital Cemetery
- White Asylum Cemetery
- Leevy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Dunston Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunston Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunston Hills, with the one closest to Dunston Hills listed first.
- Leaphart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Killian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Bookman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Lever ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Childs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Pineridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sharp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Ballentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunston Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunston Hills.
Newspapers Published in Dunston Hills ...
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 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunston Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunston Hills, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunston Hills.
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 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 Dunston Hills:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Orangeburg County
- Sumter 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 Dunston Hills, 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' (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- Dunston Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |