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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 Hammond (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 Hammond. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Hammond is located in Kershaw 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 Kershaw County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Lancaster, Lee, Richland & Sumter.

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

  • Kershaw County     (The home county of Hammond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammond, with the one closest to Hammond listed first.
    • Spring Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Camden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Lugoff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Shepard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Elgin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Cassatt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bethune
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
  • Clarendon County
    • Paxville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammond, with the one closest to Hammond listed first.
    • Lydia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lamar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Pine Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammond, with the one closest to Hammond listed first.
    • Smallwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Ridgeway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster County
    • Oakhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammond, with the one closest to Hammond listed first.
    • Manville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Bishopville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Alcot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
    • Elliott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Atkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammond, with the one closest to Hammond listed first.
    • West Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Cayce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <1>
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammond, with the one closest to Hammond listed first.
    • Eastover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bruner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Woodfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Dentsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Capitol View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
    • Gadsden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Hopkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Blythewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Brickyard Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammond, with the one closest to Hammond listed first.
    • Rembert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Horatio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Claremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Stateburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
    • Dalzell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Cherryvale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Wedgefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cane Savannah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Millwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Mulberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Oswego
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego

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

Cemeteries Near Hammond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammond.

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 Hammond - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hammond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Boykin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • McLeod Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Burying Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Stockton ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Boykin
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
  • Rembert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hagood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Pisgah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Camden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Antioch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Catchall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Claremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Cantey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cantey is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
  • Dekalb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
  • Wedgefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cane Savannah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Oswego
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Bishopville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Hammond ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammond, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hammond:

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 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.
<3>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 Hammond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hammond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.