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 Leesburg (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 Leesburg. 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 and hospitals 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.
Leesburg 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 Leesburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leesburg:
- Richland County (The home county of Leesburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Eastover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bruner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Capitol View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Woodfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Arcadia Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Ravenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Saint Matthews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Clarendon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Paxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Silver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Smallwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lugoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lafayette Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Cassatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Manville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bishopville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Cayce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Arthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Pineridge
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Styx ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Seven Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Congaree
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Orangeburg County
- Jamison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Horatio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Stateburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Rembert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wedgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Sumter Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Dalzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cane Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Millwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashley Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leesburg, see our County-by-County Page for Leesburg.
Cemeteries Near Leesburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leesburg.
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 Leesburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leesburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Old McGraw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logues Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bardell Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capernaum Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Church Cemetery
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple of Yahshua Cemetery
- McLeod UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenhaven Preserve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Leesburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leesburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leesburg, with the one closest to Leesburg listed first.
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hagood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hagood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Congaree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Boykin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Rembert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Hopkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Catchall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Wedgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Childs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Cane Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Leesburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leesburg.
Newspapers Published in Leesburg ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leesburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leesburg, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leesburg.
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 Leesburg:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clarendon County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Lexington 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> | 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- Leesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Leesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |