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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hawthorne. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hawthorne to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hawthorne, please Contact Us.
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 Hawthorne (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 Hawthorne. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hawthorne is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Hawthorne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawthorne:
- Aiken County (The home county of Hawthorne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Talatha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Ellenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Kathwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Huntcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Beech Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montmorenci
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Allendale County
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Snelling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Williston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Elko
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barnwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reynold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Blackville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whaley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Kline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orangeburg County
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Station
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Munnerlyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Arrow Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lulaville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memory Park
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lamkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Fort Gordon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snead
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Fairvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gracewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pepperidge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Southgate Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- De Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Fleming Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Rockbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Forest Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hephzibah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Screven County (GA)
- Millhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawthorne, see our County-by-County Page for Hawthorne.
Cemeteries Near Hawthorne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawthorne.
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 Hawthorne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawthorne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galphin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hankinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnie Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Mt. Harris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.
Hawthorne itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Talatha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cowden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Beech Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Montmorenci
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Pond is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McBean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McBean is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Snelling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Langley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawthorne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawthorne.
Newspapers Published in Hawthorne ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawthorne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawthorne, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawthorne.
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 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 Hawthorne:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- Orangeburg County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hawthorne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Hawthorne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |