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 Garners Ferry (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 Garners Ferry. 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 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.
Garners Ferry 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 Garners Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garners Ferry:
- Sumter County (The home county of Garners Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Stateburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Horatio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sumter Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Cherryvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cane Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Rembert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalzell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Saint Matthews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 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 Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Paxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Silver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Alcolu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- Smallwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Spring Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lugoff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lafayette Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Cassatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Manville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bishopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Cayce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glenn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Pineridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Gaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Styx ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Arthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- South Congaree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Swansea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Jamison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Elloree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wren Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Stilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Eastover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Bruner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Pinewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Hopkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Capitol View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Woodfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Dentsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Ravenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Valencia Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garners Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Garners Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Garners Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garners Ferry.
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 Garners Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garners Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Greenhaven Preserve
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McLeod UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Shepherd Funeral Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- General Sumters Tomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old McGraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logues Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- W.F. Seay Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.F. Seay Family Cemetery
- The W.F. Seay Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyner Cemetery
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Non-Denomination Church of God Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Seay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Garners Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garners Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garners Ferry, with the one closest to Garners Ferry listed first.
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Wedgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catchall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Hagood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hagood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Congaree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Rembert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Hopkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Privateer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tindal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tindal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garners Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garners Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Garners Ferry ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garners Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garners Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garners Ferry.
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 Garners Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clarendon County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Lexington County
- Orangeburg County
- Richland 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> | 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 Garners Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Garners Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |