Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lever. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lever to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lever, 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 Lever (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 Lever. 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 doctors 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 Lever is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Lever. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lever:
- Richland County (The home county of Lever)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dutch Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Blythewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ballentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dentsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Brickyard Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Ravenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Blackstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cornwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Great Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Rion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Smallwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Adger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Blair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lugoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Liberty Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Irmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Seven Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- South Congaree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pomaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slighs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Glymphville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Prosperity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoney Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Newberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lever, see our County-by-County Page for Lever.
Cemeteries Near Lever ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lever.
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 Lever - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lever covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wirick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mespiah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Taylor Chapel AME Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Molly Alston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Van Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
Lever 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 Lever, with the one closest to Lever listed first.
- Bookman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Jennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Rion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ballentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Wallaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Sharp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leaphart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Killian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lever. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lever.
Newspapers Published in Lever ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lever.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lever, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lever.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lever:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry 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 Lever, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lever) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |