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 Grays Landing (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 Grays Landing. 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 Grays Landing ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Grays Landing: Grays Lndg. (or less commonly used: Grays Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Grays Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grays Landing may originally have been Gray's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grays Landing might be written as Gray Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grays Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grays Landing.
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.
Grays Landing is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Grays Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grays Landing:
- Aiken County (The home county of Grays Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Cowden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Bush ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Kathwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Beech Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Talatha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- New Ellenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allendale County
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Snelling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Williston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reynold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Kline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Munnerlyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Keysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Drone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drone is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Fort Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Memory Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Evans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grovetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Snead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Harlem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sawdust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Jefferson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Noah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zebina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Jenkins County (GA)
- Perkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- De Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Fairvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Gracewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Fleming Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Hephzibah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Screven County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Millhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grays Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Grays Landing.
Cemeteries Near Grays Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grays Landing.
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 Grays Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grays Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- McKinnie Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McBean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Usher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crockett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galphin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hankinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Grays Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grays Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grays Landing, with the one closest to Grays Landing listed first.
- Cowden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McBean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McBean is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Shell Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Beech Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Talatha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Adams ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Gracewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hephzibah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grays Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grays Landing.
Newspapers Published in Grays Landing ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grays Landing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grays Landing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Grays Landing:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grays Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |