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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 Jenkinsville (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 Jenkinsville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.

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

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of Jenkinsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkinsville, with the one closest to Jenkinsville listed first.
    • Rock Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Rion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Blair
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Adger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • White Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Ridgeway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Smallwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Mitford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkinsville, with the one closest to Jenkinsville listed first.
    • Blackstock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cornwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Gayle Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
    • Great Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kershaw County
    • Elgin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkinsville, with the one closest to Jenkinsville listed first.
    • Kinards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Renno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkinsville, with the one closest to Jenkinsville listed first.
    • Chapin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Irmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
    • Seven Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Lexington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • West Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Springdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Gilbert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cayce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <1>
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkinsville, with the one closest to Jenkinsville listed first.
    • Peak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Pomaria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Slighs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Glymphville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Newberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Whitmire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverstreet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkinsville, with the one closest to Jenkinsville listed first.
    • White Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ballentine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saint Andrews
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Brickyard Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dentsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Saluda County
    • Hickory Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenkinsville, with the one closest to Jenkinsville listed first.
    • Tuckertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Sartor Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Jenkinsville ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkinsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenkinsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenkinsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Jenkinsville:

Cemeteries Near Jenkinsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenkinsville.

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

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
  • Peak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peak Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • David Bounts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Bounts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Bounts Cemetery
  • Thomas Boyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Boyd Cemetery
  • Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
  • Brick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Capers Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Chapin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capers Chapel Cemetery
  • Stuck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuck Cemetery
  • Jacob Eargle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Eargle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (322 more) ...
    • Schmitz Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schmitz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmitz Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71331 <5>
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jenkinsville had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Jenkinsville had a population of 42 people.

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

  • Peak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
  • Alston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
    • Alston is located in Fairfield County
  • Wallaceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
    • Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
  • Monticello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
  • Chapin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
  • Jennings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Fairfield County
  • Dawkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
    • Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
  • Pomaria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • White Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Newberry County
  • Rion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Slighs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Ballentine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bookman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
      • Bookman is located in Richland County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jenkinsville. 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>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- Jenkinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jenkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2690, Longitude: -81.2883    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Jenkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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