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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 Lake Murray Shores (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 Shores. 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 Shores ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Murray Shores: Lk. Murray Shrs.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Lake Murray Shores is located in Saluda 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 Saluda County: Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington & Newberry.

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

  • Saluda County     (The home county of Lake Murray Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • Monetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seivern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Camp Rawls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Wagener
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • Johnston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Blair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • Kinards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • Ella
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Chapin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Fredonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Summit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Batesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Irmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • Slighs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomaria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Peak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Newberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
    • Old Town Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Smyrna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Murray Shores, with the one closest to Lake Murray Shores listed first.
    • White Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Arthurtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Brickyard Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Forest Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Union County
    • Sartor Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Murray Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Murray Shores.

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 Lake Murray Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Old Lexington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lexington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hendrix Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Etheredge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etheredge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etheredge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fullmer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...
    • Derrick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lightner - Christian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightner - Christian 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.<4>

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

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

  • Ella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Slighs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Prosperity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chapin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
  • Little Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fredonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Leesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Batesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • White Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pomaria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ballentine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Peak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Alston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • Alston is located in Fairfield County
    • Wallaceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
      • Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Murray Shores ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Murray Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Murray Shores, 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 Lake Murray Shores.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lake Murray Shores:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Murray Shores. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/

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>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.
<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>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 Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Murray Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0749, Longitude: -81.4843       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Murray Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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