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 Hilton (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 Hilton. 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 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.
Hilton is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Hilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilton:
- Richland County (The home county of Hilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ballentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saint Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blythewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Hollywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Arcadia Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- Monetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Chester County
- Blackstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Rion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Blair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Adger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Kershaw County
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- Chapin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Ella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Gilbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoney Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Glymphville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Newberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Silverstreet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Ridge Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saluda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- Tuckertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Sartor Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilton, see our County-by-County Page for Hilton.
Cemeteries Near Hilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilton.
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 Hilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- Hiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Threewits Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henry Eargle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eargle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bauknight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whites Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Schmitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jacob Eargle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Capers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capers Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Chapin.
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 Hilton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilton, with the one closest to Hilton listed first.
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallaceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Irmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Alston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
- Little Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Bookman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Jenkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slighs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leaphart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Lever ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilton.
Newspapers Published in Hilton ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilton.
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 helpful 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 Hilton:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Saluda County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |