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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 Jennys (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 Jennys. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Jennys is located in Allendale 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 Allendale County: Burke (GA), Screven (GA), Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton & Hampton.

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

  • Allendale County     (The home county of Jennys)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennys, with the one closest to Jennys listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ulmer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennys, with the one closest to Jennys listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Olar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Govan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Bamberg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennys, with the one closest to Jennys listed first.
    • Kline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Snelling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Hattieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
    • Whaley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • Beaufort County
    • Yemassee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennys, with the one closest to Jennys listed first.
    • Ashton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Lodge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Islandton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ruffin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Smoaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Johnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Canadys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennys, with the one closest to Jennys listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennys, with the one closest to Jennys listed first.
    • Crocketville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pond Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Miley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Varnville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gifford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Luray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Estill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Early Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Furman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Barkerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
  • Jasper County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jennys, with the one closest to Jennys listed first.
    • Branchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Sixty Six
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Rowesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cordova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Jennys ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jennys.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jennys, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jennys.

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 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 Jennys:

Cemeteries Near Jennys ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jennys.

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

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

  • Cherry Grove Christian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harter Cemetery
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
  • Rizer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rizer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rizer Cemetery
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ehrhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ehrhardt Cemetery
  • Kearse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kearse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kearse Cemetery
  • Breland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breland Cemetery
  • Divers Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Divers Pond Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Divers Pond Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Ehrhardt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Divers Pond Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340337 <5>
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Creek Cemetery
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkland Cemetery
  • Salkehatchie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salkehatchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salkehatchie Cemetery
  • Great Saltkehatchie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Kearse - Barbham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kearse - Barbham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kearse - Barbham Cemetery
    • Crocketville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gooding Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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>

While we didn't find Jennys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jennys.

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

  • Sycamore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crocketville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Miley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Hampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Allendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Varnville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gifford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Islandton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Govan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Almeda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almeda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
      • Almeda is located in Hampton County
    • Luray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jennys. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jennys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jennys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0263, Longitude: -81.1137       In this case, the coordinates for Jennys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Jennys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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