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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Junction, please Contact Us.

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 Junction (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 Junction. 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 and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Junction is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Junction:

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Angelus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
      • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <2>
    • Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Patrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ruby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
    • White Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
    • Mount Croghan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chesterfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pageland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheraw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
      • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <2>
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Hartsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hartsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
    • Lydia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Society Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dovesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Mont Clare
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Syracuse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Pine Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Bethune
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cassatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kershaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Westville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Shepard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
    • Lafayette Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Camden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
    • Primus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
    • Heath Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Elgin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
    • Camp Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
    • Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Alcot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Manville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Marlboro County
  • Anson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • McFarlan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Peachland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Wadesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Junction, with the one closest to Junction listed first.
    • Trinity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
    • Altan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
      • Altan is located in Union County (NC)
    • Marshville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Rock Rest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
      • Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Junction.

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

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

  • Timrod Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassidy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassidy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassidy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fork Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller - Lowery Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Level Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • Huggins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<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.

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

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

  • Catarrh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catarrh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
    • Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
  • Bay Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
    • Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Darlington County
  • Tillers Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
    • Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
  • Ruby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
  • White Plains
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
  • Mount Croghan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hartsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
    • Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
  • Taxahaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taxahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
    • Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
  • Greenplains ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
    • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kershaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Long Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
      • Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Westville
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Junction.

Newspapers Published in Junction ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Junction, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Junction.

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 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 Junction:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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- Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5602, Longitude: -80.2670       In this case, the coordinates for Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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