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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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Jefferson is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.

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

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Jefferson)
  • Chester County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hartsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
    • Hartsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lydia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Primus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakhurst
      • From Jefferson to Oakhurst
    • Heath Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Camp Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lancaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lancaster Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
    • Irwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
    • Bell Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
    • Caskey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caskey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caskey
      • From Jefferson to Caskey
  • Lee County
  • Anson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Mineral Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Peachland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
      • Peachland is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <1>
    • McFarlan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Morven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Polkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
    • Trinity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Altan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Rest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marshville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
      • Marshville is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <1>
    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
    • Wingate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <1>
    • Carmel Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jaars
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Mineral Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <1>
    • Waxhaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.

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 Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Miller - Lowery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller - Lowery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller - Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fork Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fork Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fork Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pageland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pageland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pageland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Five Fork Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blakeney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakeney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakeney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Jefferson had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Jefferson had a population of 704 people.

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

  • White Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Catarrh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catarrh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
    • Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
  • Taxahaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taxahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
    • Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
  • Dudley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
  • Hornsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
    • Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
  • Mount Croghan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tradesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
    • Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
  • Kershaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
    • Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Ruby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Primus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oakhurst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakhurst
    • From Jefferson to Oakhurst
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Long Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
      • Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Altan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jefferson ...

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 Jefferson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jefferson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jefferson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jefferson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> of Jefferson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Jefferson:

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6530, Longitude: -80.3886    









 

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