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 Lee Hills (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 Lee Hills. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Lee Hills 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 Lee Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lee Hills:
- Richland County (The home county of Lee Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Capitol View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Bruner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Ravenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Woodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Hopkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valencia Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Arcadia Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Brickyard Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Dentsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Pinewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Arthurtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Saint Matthews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Smallwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Winnsboro Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lugoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lafayette Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Glenn Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Pineridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Styx ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Seven Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Congaree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Gaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newberry County
- Peak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Woodford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jamison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- North
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Claremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Horatio
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stateburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Rembert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sumter Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wedgefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cherryvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cane Savannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Dalzell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashley Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Pinewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lee Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Lee Hills.
Cemeteries Near Lee Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lee Hills.
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 Lee Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lee Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reese Family Plantation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Childs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Light Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Capernaum Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Church Cemetery
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple of Yahshua Cemetery
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- The Enon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Church Cemetery
- Enon Methodist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logues Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Lee Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lee Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lee Hills, with the one closest to Lee Hills listed first.
- Childs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Hopkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Congaree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Killian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Sharp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Leaphart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Gaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lee Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lee Hills.
Newspapers Published in Lee Hills ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lee Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lee Hills, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lee Hills.
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 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 Lee Hills:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Orangeburg County
- Sumter 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lee Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lee Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |