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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 Latimer (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 Latimer. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Latimer is located in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.

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

  • Abbeville County     (The home county of Latimer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Calhoun Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lowndesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Secession
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Secession have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
      • Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Antreville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
    • Level Land
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Due West
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Donalds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Honea Path
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ware Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Iva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
    • Starr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Deans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
      • Deans is located in Anderson County
    • Holland Store
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
      • Holland Store is located in Anderson County
      • Holland Store has also been known as:
      • Hollands
    • Homeland Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
      • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
    • Anderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Caldwell Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
      • Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County
    • Belton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Centerville Terrace Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Anderson County
    • Price ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Anderson County
    • Anderson Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
      • Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Verdery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Bradley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Promised Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cokesbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Grendel Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Coronaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Mount Gallagher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Princeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Laurens County
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
    • McCormick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
  • Elbert County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Bowman Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Silk Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
    • Elberton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Harmony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Goss
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Dewy Rose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Bowman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
      • Bowman is located in Elbert County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <1>
  • Hart County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Hartwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawfords Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Flat Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
      • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Reed Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
    • Maretts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
      • Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
  • Lincoln County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Hesters Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
    • Lincolnton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Loce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
      • Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Madison County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Carlton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Madison County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <1>
    • Comer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Comer is located in Madison County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <1>
    • Harrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Madison County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Oglethorpe County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County (GA)
    • Veribest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veribest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
  • Wilkes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Latimer, with the one closest to Latimer listed first.
    • Tignall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
      • Tignall is located in Wilkes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <1>
    • New Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County (GA)
    • Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Wilkes County (GA)
    • Rayle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayle
      • Rayle is located in Wilkes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Latimer ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Latimer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Latimer, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Latimer.

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 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 Latimer:

Cemeteries Near Latimer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Latimer.

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

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Old Rocky River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rocky River Cemetery
  • Rocky River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky River Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
  • Gods Acre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gods Acre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gods Acre Cemetery
  • Old McCalla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old McCalla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old McCalla Cemetery
  • Bethel Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Grove Cemetery
  • Hunters Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Chapel Cemetery
  • Warrenton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrenton Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • Powers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
    • Daniels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Latimer had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Calhoun Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Monterey ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Abbeville County
  • Hester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Hester is located in Abbeville County
  • Watts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Abbeville County
  • Heardmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heardmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardmont
    • Heardmont is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Lowndesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stansell ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansell
    • Stansell is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Mount Carmel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
    • Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Abbeville County
  • Middleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Concordia ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
    • Concordia is located in Elbert County (GA)
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    • Ruckersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruckersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville
      • Ruckersville is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Iva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
    • Moffitsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moffitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
      • Moffitsville is located in Anderson County

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

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

The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

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>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Latimer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Latimer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1330, Longitude: -82.5927    
<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 Latimer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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