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 Enos (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 Enos. 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 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.
Enos is primarily located in Calhoun County. A portion of Enos extends into Lexington 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 Calhoun County: Clarendon, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Enos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enos:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Enos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Saint Matthews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wagener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Camp Rawls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
- Kitchings Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Barnwell County
- Whaley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Kershaw County
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Gaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- South Congaree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Pelion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Neeses
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jamison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Stilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Bolen Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
- Edisto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
- Brookdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Orangeburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
- Wren Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Arthurtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Valencia Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Hopkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Capitol View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bruner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Forest Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Ravenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Sumter Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Wedgefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enos, see our County-by-County Page for Enos.
Cemeteries Near Enos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enos.
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 Enos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kaigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reichter - Richter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baughman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Sightler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bachman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larkin Glen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Enos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enos, with the one closest to Enos listed first.
- Gaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Childs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Congaree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Sawyerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enos.
Newspapers Published in Enos ...
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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enos, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enos.
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 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 Enos:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Barnwell County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Orangeburg County
- Richland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Enos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |