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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 Foxville (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 Foxville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Foxville is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Foxville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Wedgefield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sumter Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
    • Stateburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
    • Cane Savannah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Claremont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Cherryvale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Privateer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Horatio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Millwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Dalzell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Saint Matthews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Creston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Paxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Silver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Alcolu
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sardinia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • New Zion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Turbeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Shad Moss village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Spring Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Elgin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Lugoff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Lafayette Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Shepard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Manville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Atkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elliott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishopville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Cayce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <1>
    • Glenn Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
    • West Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Elloree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jamison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Parler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Santee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wren Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Stilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Brookdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxville, with the one closest to Foxville listed first.
    • Eastover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gadsden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Weston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Bruner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Pinewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Hopkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Capitol View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
    • Woodfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Ravenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Arthurtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Valencia Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
    • Brickyard Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village

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

Cemeteries Near Foxville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foxville.

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 Foxville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Singleton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenhaven Preserve
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh AME Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Luke AME Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloom Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • General Sumters Tomb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Good Shepherd Funeral Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tom Seay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Wedgefield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Claremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Cane Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Privateer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Catchall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Hagood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Gadsden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tindal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
  • Congaree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Congaree is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
  • Rembert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Weston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Rimini
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rimini is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Boykin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Brogdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brogdon is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon

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

Newspapers Published in Foxville ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foxville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foxville.

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 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 Foxville:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foxville) 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 Foxville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.