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 Dutch Village (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 Dutch Village. 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.
Name Variations for Dutch Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dutch Village: Dutch Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dutch Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dutch Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Dutch Village 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 Dutch Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dutch Village:
- Richland County (The home county of Dutch Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Village, with the one closest to Dutch Village listed first.
- Ballentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saint Andrews
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Lake Murray of Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Arcadia Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blythewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Chester County
- Blackstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Village, with the one closest to Dutch Village listed first.
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Adger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Mitford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Village, with the one closest to Dutch Village listed first.
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lugoff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Village, with the one closest to Dutch Village listed first.
- Irmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- West Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Pineridge
(14 miles [22.5 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
- South Congaree
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Styx ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Village, with the one closest to Dutch Village listed first.
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slighs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoney Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Glymphville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Newberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dutch Village, see our County-by-County Page for Dutch Village.
Cemeteries Near Dutch Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dutch Village.
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 Dutch Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dutch Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dutch Village, with the one closest to Dutch Village listed first.
- Golden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bush River Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mespiah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bauknight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Dutch Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dutch Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dutch Village, with the one closest to Dutch Village listed first.
- Irmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Bookman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Leaphart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Ballentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lever ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Wallaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dutch Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dutch Village.
Newspapers Published in Dutch Village ...
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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutch Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dutch Village, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dutch Village.
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 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 Dutch Village:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry 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 Dutch Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dutch Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |