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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 Erwin Park (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 Erwin Park. 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 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.

Erwin Park is located in Darlington 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 Darlington County: Chesterfield, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Marlboro.

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

  • Darlington County     (The home county of Erwin Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erwin Park, with the one closest to Erwin Park listed first.
    • Hartsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Hartsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Lydia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Dovesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erwin Park, with the one closest to Erwin Park listed first.
    • McBee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Patrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Angelus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
      • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
    • Cheraw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
      • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
    • Chesterfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ruby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • Turbeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erwin Park, with the one closest to Erwin Park listed first.
    • Ebenezer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Timmonsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cartersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Florence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Siesta Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
    • Sardis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Park City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Danwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Mars Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erwin Park, with the one closest to Erwin Park listed first.
    • Bethune
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pine Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Cassatt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Shepard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erwin Park, with the one closest to Erwin Park listed first.
    • Alcot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lynchburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Manville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
    • Atkins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Marlboro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erwin Park, with the one closest to Erwin Park listed first.
    • Drake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Marlboro County
    • Blenheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
    • Bennettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erwin Park, with the one closest to Erwin Park listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Oswego
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County

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

Cemeteries Near Erwin Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erwin Park.

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

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

  • Norwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snowhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snowhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snowhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flowers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swift Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fraser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cherry Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Hartsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lydia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oats
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
    • Oats is located in Darlington County
  • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
  • Syracuse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
  • Floyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Darlington County
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Darlington County
  • Dovesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
    • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
  • Greenplains ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
    • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
  • Lamar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 <1>
  • Mont Clare
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
    • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
  • Tillers Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
    • Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bishopville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmetto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Timmonsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Erwin Park ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Erwin Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erwin Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Erwin Park.

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 Erwin Park:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Erwin Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Darlington County: www.darcosc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 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.
<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 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.
<5>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 Erwin Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Erwin Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erwin Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3402, Longitude: -80.0473       In this case, the coordinates for Erwin Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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