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 Elm Abode (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 Elm Abode. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Elm Abode 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 Elm Abode. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm Abode:
- Richland County (The home county of Elm Abode)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Saint Andrews
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- 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 east)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Ravenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Arthurtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Valencia Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Arcadia Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Seivern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wagener
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- Saint Matthews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Smallwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Rock Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Adger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lugoff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- West Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Irmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- South Congaree
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenn Village
(10 miles [16.1 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 Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Peak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Woodford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- North
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Horatio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elm Abode, see our County-by-County Page for Elm Abode.
Cemeteries Near Elm Abode ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Abode.
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 Elm Abode - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Abode covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Factory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- State Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Randolph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leevy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Elm Abode in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm Abode.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm Abode, with the one closest to Elm Abode listed first.
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leaphart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Spring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Irmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Childs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Bookman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Killian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Ballentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lever ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Sharp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm Abode. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm Abode.
Newspapers Published in Elm Abode ...
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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Abode.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Abode, 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 Elm Abode.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Elm Abode:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Calhoun County
- 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 Elm Abode, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elm Abode) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |