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Introduction ...

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

We've added Fifty Eight to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fifty Eight, 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 Fifty Eight (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 Fifty Eight. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Fifty Eight is historic, it would have been located within present day Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Fifty Eight)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Branchville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sixty Six
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Bowman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <2>
    • Orangeburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
    • Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Edisto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
    • Brookdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Holly Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wren Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Bamberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ehrhardt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Govan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Hilda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Blackville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley County
    • Sandridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Cameron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Creston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Saint Matthews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Johnsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Smoaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Williams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Canadys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruffin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lodge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Ashton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Walterboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Round O
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Islandton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Eight, with the one closest to Fifty Eight listed first.
    • Miley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocketville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Fifty Eight ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fifty Eight.

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 Fifty Eight - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fifty Eight covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McAlhany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rigby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Summers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • May Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...

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.

Fifty Eight itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Branchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reevesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sixty Six
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
  • Bowman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rowesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Felder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
  • Bamberg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Ashton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Dantzler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Felderville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Holly Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Connors ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors

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

Newspapers Published in Fifty Eight ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fifty Eight.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fifty Eight, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fifty Eight.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fifty Eight:

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 Fifty Eight, 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>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- Fifty Eight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.