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 East Lake (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 East Lake. 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 East Lake ...
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 East Lake: E. Lake
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Lake.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
East Lake 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 East Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Lake:
- Richland County (The home county of East Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Ballentine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saint Andrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Arcadia Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Seivern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Monetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Winnsboro Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adger
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Blair
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Kershaw County
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Irmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- West Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Cayce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoney Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Glymphville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Newberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silverstreet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orangeburg County
- Woodford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Ridge Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Lake, see our County-by-County Page for East Lake.
Cemeteries Near East Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Lake.
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 East Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bauknight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush River Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Eargle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Hiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 East Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Ballentine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Irmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leaphart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Bookman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Wallaceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Chapin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lever ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Alston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
- Jennings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Jenkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Lake.
Newspapers Published in East Lake ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lake, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Lake.
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 East Lake:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Orangeburg County
- Saluda 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 East Lake, 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- East Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |