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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 Garnett (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 Garnett. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Garnett is located in Hampton 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 Hampton County: Effingham (GA), Screven (GA), Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton & Jasper.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Garnett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garnett.

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

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

  • Black Swamp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Swamp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bostic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Swamp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Swamp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horse Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millpond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millpond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millpond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ryal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Solomons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Breeler Field Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breeler Field Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breeler Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Metzger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metzger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metzger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Porter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Garnett had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Brighton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Hampton County
  • Scotia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shirley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Hampton County
  • Stafford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Hampton County
  • Clyo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eneck ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eneck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
    • Eneck is located in Screven County (GA)
  • Oaky
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
    • Oaky is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Estill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tillman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peeples ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
    • Peeples is located in Hampton County
  • Horsegall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horsegall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
    • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
  • Luray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stillwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Stillwell is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Egypt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Garnett ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garnett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garnett, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garnett.

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 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 Garnett:

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Garnett, 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- Garnett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6065, Longitude: -81.2433    









 

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