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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 Jennings (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 Jennings. 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.

Name Variations for Jennings ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Jennings, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jennings may originally have been Jenning's.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Jennings 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 Jennings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jennings:

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of Jennings)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
    • Rion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jenkinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Monticello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Ridgeway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Smallwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Adger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • White Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Blair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Mitford
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
    • Blackstock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cornwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Great Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 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 <2>
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lugoff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
    • Irmo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Chapin
      (12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
    • Seven Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Arthur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Lexington County
    • Lexington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • Cayce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Springdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Ella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Red Bank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Pineridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Lake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
    • Peak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Little Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pomaria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Slighs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Glymphville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glymphville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Helena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
    • Dutch Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Ballentine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • White Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blythewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Andrews
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Dentsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickyard Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Ravenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennings, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
    • Tuckertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sartor Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Jennings ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jennings.

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

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

  • Van Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Molly Alston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molly Alston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molly Alston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wirick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wirick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wirick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenbrier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbrier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • New Buffalo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Buffalo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Yarborough Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarborough Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whites Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Lever ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lever have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
    • Lever is located in Richland County
  • Rion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wallaceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
    • Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
  • Bookman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
    • Bookman is located in Richland County
  • Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
    • Pleasant is located in Richland County
  • Simpson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Fairfield County
  • Jenkinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Rockton is located in Fairfield County
  • White Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballentine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
    • Alston is located in Fairfield County
  • Peak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Irmo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Winnsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Monticello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County

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

Newspapers Published in Jennings ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jennings.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jennings, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jennings.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jennings:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 Jennings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Jennings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jennings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2404, Longitude: -81.1554       In this case, the coordinates for Jennings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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