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 Hornsboro (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 Hornsboro. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Hornsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hornsboro:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Hornsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pageland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Angelus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Patrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McBee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cheraw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Prestwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- North Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Kershaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bethune
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Primus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Camp Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Oakhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Heath Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Marlboro County
- Wallace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Peachland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Polkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Morven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Wadesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sugar Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Lilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Burnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Weddington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Mangum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Yates Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Honey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Stanly County (NC)
- Oakboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Marshville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Rock Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Wingate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Carmel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jaars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hornsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Hornsboro.
Cemeteries Near Hornsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hornsboro.
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 Hornsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hornsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Croghan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pageland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pageland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70198 <2>
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Ruby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsons Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Pageland.
- The Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horne Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240965 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hornsboro had a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hornsboro, with the one closest to Hornsboro listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Deep Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Peachland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taxahaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
- Tradesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Polkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Rock Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hornsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hornsboro.
Newspapers Published in Hornsboro ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hornsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hornsboro, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hornsboro.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hornsboro:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Darlington County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Marlboro County
- Anson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Richmond County
- Stanly 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hornsboro) 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 Hornsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |