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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 Hyman (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 Hyman. 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.

Hyman is located in Florence 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 Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of Hyman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Pamplico
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Friendfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Hannah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Coward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Effingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scranton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Danwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
    • Park City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Park City is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Tara Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
    • Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • New Zion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Sardinia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Pine Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Darlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Syracuse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Lamar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Mont Clare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Latta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Allentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Galivants Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Aynor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Brownway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Atkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Tabernacle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Gresham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centenary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Laughlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nichols
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Shiloh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyman, with the one closest to Hyman listed first.
    • Cades
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Indiantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Hemingway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Nesmith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Kingstree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town

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

Cemeteries Near Hyman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hyman.

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

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

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

  • Prospect UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Poston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Branch Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cockfield Landing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stone Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Aimwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gause Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hyman had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Blossom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Friendfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
  • Hannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Bostick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
  • Coward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Claussen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Claussen is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
  • Scranton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabernacle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Effingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eulonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
  • Centenary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Howe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Howe is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Mars Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
    • Johnsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Hyman ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hyman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hyman, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hyman.

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 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 Hyman:

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- Hyman) 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 Hyman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.