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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 Hells Half Acre (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 Hells Half Acre. 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 Hells Half Acre ...

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.

While the name of this community is Hells Half Acre, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hells Half Acre may originally have been Hell's Half Acre.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hells Half Acre might be written as Hell Half Acre.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell 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 Barnwell County: Burke (GA), Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg & Orangeburg.

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

  • Barnwell County     (The home county of Hells Half Acre)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Barnwell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Snelling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Hilda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elko
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Blackville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Williston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Whaley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Hattieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Salley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • New Ellenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Talatha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Kitchings Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Cowden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
    • Montmorenci
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nicholson Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
    • Roseland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Wagener
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Govan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
    • Denmark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bamberg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ehrhardt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Lodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Brunson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Gifford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Crocketville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Miley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Luray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Norway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <2>
    • Neeses
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolen Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Livingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Cordova
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Girard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Sardis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hells Half Acre, with the one closest to Hells Half Acre listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Hilltonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hells Half Acre ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hells Half Acre.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hells Half Acre, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hells Half Acre.

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 Hells Half Acre:

Cemeteries Near Hells Half Acre ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hells Half Acre.

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 Hells Half Acre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Holmes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
  • County Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memory Gardens
  • Hope Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Memorial Park
  • Mt. Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Seven Pines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Pines Cemetery
  • Jowers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jowers Cemetery
  • Hair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hair Cemetery
  • Jowers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jowers Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Old Field Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Dunbar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Bates Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery

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.<7>

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

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

  • Ashleigh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
  • Snelling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Blackville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Reynold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Elko
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbarton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
  • Williston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Govan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
  • Ulmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • White Pond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
    • White Pond is located in Aiken County
  • Denmark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Whaley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Greenland ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Hattieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 Hells Half Acre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hells Half Acre.

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hells Half Acre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hells Half Acre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2399, Longitude: -81.3662       In this case, the coordinates for Hells Half Acre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Hells Half Acre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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