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 Langley Villa (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 Langley Villa. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Langley Villa is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Langley Villa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Langley Villa:
- Aiken County (The home county of Langley Villa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Gloverville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Langley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burnettown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Huntcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Beech Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belvedere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Aiken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Williston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Snelling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Reynold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Whaley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Hattieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colliers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Ridge Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burke County (GA)
- Keysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Lulaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Memory Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Arrow Head
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Evans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Fort Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kiokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Appling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- National Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rockbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Southgate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Bonair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Gracewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pepperidge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Langley Villa, see our County-by-County Page for Langley Villa.
Cemeteries Near Langley Villa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Langley Villa.
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 Langley Villa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Langley Villa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- New Langley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Langley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Millbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Thaddeus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Langley Villa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Langley Villa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Langley Villa, with the one closest to Langley Villa listed first.
- Langley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beech Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Aiken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vaucluse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Talatha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Croft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Croft is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Montmorenci
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Milledgeville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Poverty Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Adams ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Langley Villa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Langley Villa.
Newspapers Published in Langley Villa ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Langley Villa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Langley Villa, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Langley Villa.
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 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 Langley Villa:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Richmond 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Langley Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Langley Villa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |