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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 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 have occurred.

  • 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Grays Landing is located in Aiken 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
    • Bush ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
      • Bush is located in Aiken County
    • Kathwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kathwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
      • Kathwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jackson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
    • Beech Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Talatha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
    • 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)
    • Burnettown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
      • Burnettown is located in Aiken County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Allendale County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
    • Snelling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <4>
    • Reynold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
    • Thomas Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Sardis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Munnerlyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Keysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Saint Clair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Drone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Drone is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Vidette is located in Burke County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <4>
    • Arrow Head
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Lamkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Memory Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Evans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grovetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
      • Grovetown is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <4>
    • Snead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Harlem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <4>
    • Sawdust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Sawdust is located in Columbia County (GA)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
      • Zebina is located in Jefferson County (GA)
  • Jenkins County (GA)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • De Bruce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
    • Fairvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Fleming Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Southgate Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Forest Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Hilltonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • 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.

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 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.

  • McBean Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Usher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Galphin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galphin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hankinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hankinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hankinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Fulcher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knight Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith 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.<6>

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Cowden is located in Aiken County
  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McBean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
    • McBean is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
  • Shell Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
    • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Beech Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Talatha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adventure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
  • Gracewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hephzibah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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    • Waynesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Langley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hattieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County

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]<7>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grays Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2724, Longitude: -81.8340       In this case, the coordinates for Grays Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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