Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lake Murray of Richland (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 Lake Murray of Richland. 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 Lake Murray of Richland ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Murray of Richland: Lk. Murray of Richland
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.
Lake Murray of Richland is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Murray of Richland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Murray of Richland:
- Richland County (The home county of Lake Murray of Richland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- Ballentine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dutch Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saint Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Arcadia Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Blythewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Dentsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- Monetta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Chester County
- Blackstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Winnsboro Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Smallwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adger
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Kershaw County
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- Chapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Seven Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- West Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoney Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Glymphville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Newberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Silverstreet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Ridge Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- Tuckertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Murray of Richland, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Murray of Richland.
Cemeteries Near Lake Murray of Richland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Murray of Richland.
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 Lake Murray of Richland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Murray of Richland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bauknight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lindler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henry Eargle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Threewits Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Golden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whites Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Lake Murray of Richland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Murray of Richland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Murray of Richland, with the one closest to Lake Murray of Richland listed first.
- White Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ballentine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Chapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bookman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Wallaceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Alston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
- Leaphart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lever ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Jennings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jenkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Murray of Richland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Murray of Richland.
Newspapers Published in Lake Murray of Richland ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Murray of Richland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Murray of Richland, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Murray of Richland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake Murray of Richland:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Saluda County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 Lake Murray of Richland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Murray of Richland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |