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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lenoir. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lenoir to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lenoir, please Contact Us.
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 Lenoir (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 Lenoir. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lenoir is historic, it would have been located within present day Edgefield 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 Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Lenoir. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lenoir:
- Edgefield County (The home county of Lenoir)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Colliers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Belvedere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Burnettown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Clearwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warrenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Greenwood County
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- McCormick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Ward
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Keysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Arrow Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Kiokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Fort Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grovetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Maddox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Jefferson County (GA)
- Noah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Loce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Dearing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Bonair
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- National Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rockbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Belair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Barton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Fleming Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lenoir, see our County-by-County Page for Lenoir.
Cemeteries Near Lenoir ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lenoir.
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 Lenoir - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lenoir covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Thurmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meeting Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Young Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crafton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Horne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- McKie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abilene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West View 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.
Lenoir itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lenoir, with the one closest to Lenoir listed first.
- Poverty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Morgana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Colliers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Wheless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Belair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Graniteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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 Lenoir. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lenoir.
Newspapers Published in Lenoir ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenoir.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lenoir, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lenoir.
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 Lenoir:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgefield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lenoir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lenoir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |