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Introduction ...

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

We've added Kingsbury to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kingsbury, 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 Kingsbury (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 Kingsbury. 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 and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kingsbury is historic, it would have been located within present day Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Mecklenburg (NC), Union (NC), Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw & York.

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

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Kingsbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Bell Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Heath Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Irwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Lancaster Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Elgin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Pleasant Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Oakhurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Lancaster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Caskey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Primus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Camp Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Lawn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Richburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackstock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lando
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Edgemoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Gayle Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
    • Smith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Lowrys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • White Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Mitford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • White Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Adger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Ridgeway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Winnsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Smallwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Rion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Rock Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Jenkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kershaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Westville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lugoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Shepard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Elgin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Cassatt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Blythewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Catawba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Roddey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Roddey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Lesslie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lesslie is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Rock Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • McConnells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsbury, with the one closest to Kingsbury listed first.
    • Jaars
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Waxhaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <2>
    • Trinity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Mineral Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Altan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Altan is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan

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

Cemeteries Near Kingsbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsbury.

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 Kingsbury - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gunthorne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Howze Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mackey Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stroud Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Kingsbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingsbury.

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

  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Flint Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fort Lawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bascomville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bascomville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
  • Pleasant Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Wellridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellridge is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
  • Longtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Longtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Oakhurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • White Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Flat Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Richburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Caskey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Adger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Blackstock
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Kingsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingsbury.

Newspapers Published in Kingsbury ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingsbury.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsbury, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingsbury.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Kingsbury:

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 Kingsbury, 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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.