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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 Grace Heights (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 Grace Heights. 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.

Name Variations for Grace Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Grace Heights: Grace Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Grace Heights is located in Marlboro 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 Marlboro County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Robeson (NC), Scotland (NC), Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon & Florence.

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

  • Marlboro County     (The home county of Grace Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Bennettsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tatum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blenheim
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Newtonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
      • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
    • Clio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Marlboro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
    • McColl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Drake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Marlboro County
    • Red Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
      • Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
    • Wallace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Cheraw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
      • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
    • Patrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chesterfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ruby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Society Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mont Clare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • Dovesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • North Hartsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Hartsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prestwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Minturn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
      • Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
    • Hamer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dillon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Latta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Floydale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Quinby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
    • Mars Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
    • Florence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Siesta Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Sellers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Laughlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
  • Anson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • McFarlan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Morven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Lilesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • New Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Steen Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Hamlet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Richmond County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <1>
    • Dobbins Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Cordova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • East Rockingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Rockingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <1>
    • Yates Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
      • Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Honey Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Marston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
      • Marston is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Hoffman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Richmond County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Raemon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raemon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
      • Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Alfordsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Maxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
      • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <1>
    • Rowland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <1>
    • Elrod
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Red Banks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
      • Red Banks is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Pates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
      • Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Prospect
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Pembroke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <1>
    • Raynham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • McDonald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Scotland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace Heights, with the one closest to Grace Heights listed first.
    • Gibson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <1>
    • Hasty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • Laurel Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <1>
    • Laurinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
      • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <1>
    • Richmond Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
      • Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • East Laurinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Crump Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • New Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • Wagram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
      • Wagram is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Grace Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grace Heights.

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McCall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ideal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ideal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ideal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beauty Spot Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauty Spot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beauty Spot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Level Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Level Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Level Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McQuage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McQuage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McQuage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colonel Kolbs Tomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Kolbs Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel Kolbs Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (303 more) ...
    • Parnassus Graveyard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parnassus Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parnassus Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beaverdam Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

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

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

  • Bennettsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blenheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Newtonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
  • Parnassus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnassus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
  • Clio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Marlboro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
  • Drake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
    • Drake is located in Marlboro County
  • McColl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Society Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Chesterfield County
  • Cheraw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
    • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
  • Osborne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Osborne is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mont Clare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
    • Dovesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County

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

Newspapers Published in Grace Heights ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grace Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grace Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grace Heights.

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 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 Grace Heights:

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

The official website for Marlboro County: www.marlborocounty.sc.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Grace Heights, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grace Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grace Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6038, Longitude: -79.6920       In this case, the coordinates for Grace Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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