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 Friarsgate (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 Friarsgate. 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.
Friarsgate 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 Friarsgate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friarsgate:
- Richland County (The home county of Friarsgate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Dutch Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Ballentine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saint Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Arcadia Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Monetta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Winnsboro Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adger
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Blair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lugoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Irmo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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>
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- West Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- South Congaree
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Styx ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Ella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glymphville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Newberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Silverstreet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeburg County
- Woodford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Saluda County
- Hickory Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friarsgate, see our County-by-County Page for Friarsgate.
Cemeteries Near Friarsgate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friarsgate.
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 Friarsgate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friarsgate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Golden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lindler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bauknight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bush River Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Cory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Eargle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Friarsgate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Friarsgate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friarsgate, with the one closest to Friarsgate listed first.
- Irmo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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>
- Ballentine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leaphart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Bookman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Wallaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Lever ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Friarsgate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friarsgate.
Newspapers Published in Friarsgate ...
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 Friarsgate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friarsgate, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friarsgate.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Friarsgate:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Orangeburg County
- Saluda 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 Friarsgate, 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 from Point A (ie- Friarsgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |