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Introduction ...

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

We've added Ellerbee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellerbee, 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 Ellerbee (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 Ellerbee. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Ellerbee is historic, it would have been located within present day Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Ellerbee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellerbee, with the one closest to Ellerbee listed first.
    • Rembert
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Horatio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Claremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stateburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Cherryvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Cane Savannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Wedgefield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Millwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Mulberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Oswego
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <2>
  • Clarendon County
    • Paxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellerbee, with the one closest to Ellerbee listed first.
    • Lamar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Lydia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellerbee, with the one closest to Ellerbee listed first.
    • Smallwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Ridgeway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence County
    • Cartersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellerbee, with the one closest to Ellerbee listed first.
    • Spring Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Camden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Lugoff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Shepard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
    • Elgin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Cassatt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bethune
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Liberty Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kershaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellerbee, with the one closest to Ellerbee listed first.
    • Manville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alcot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Atkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Lynchburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellerbee, with the one closest to Ellerbee listed first.
    • Eastover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
    • Gadsden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Woodfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
    • Capitol View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Hopkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
    • Dentsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Ravenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brickyard Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County

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

Cemeteries Near Ellerbee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellerbee.

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 Ellerbee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McLeod Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boykin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boykin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boykin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • General Sumters Tomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the General Sumters Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the General Sumters Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Hermitage Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Quaker Burying Ground
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

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

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

  • Rembert
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boykin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boykin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
  • Hagood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
  • Stockton ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
  • Pisgah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
  • Catchall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catchall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
  • Camden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Antioch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
  • Wedgefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cane Savannah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
  • Oswego
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cantey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
      • Cantey is located in Kershaw County
    • Bishopville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dekalb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dekalb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
      • Dekalb is located in Kershaw County

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

Newspapers Published in Ellerbee ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellerbee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellerbee, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellerbee.

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 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 Ellerbee:

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/

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 Ellerbee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellerbee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellerbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1096, Longitude: -80.5470       In this case, the coordinates for Ellerbee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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