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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 northeast 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 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.

Jennys is located in Allendale County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of 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)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • 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)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • 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)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Reynold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • 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)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Whaley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • 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)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • 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)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Johnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Walterboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Canadys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Drawdy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • 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)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • 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)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • 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)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • 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)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • 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.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jennys - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rizer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ehrhardt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kearse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Breland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Divers Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Salkehatchie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Saltkehatchie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Kearse - Barbham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4>

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)
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • 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)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Almeda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Almeda is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
    • 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.

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]<2>. 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 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 Jennys:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jennys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Jennys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.