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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 Livingston (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 Livingston. 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.

Livingston is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Livingston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Neeses
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
    • North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
    • Woodford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Norway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bolen Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edisto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orangeburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Salley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wagener
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Seivern
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Kitchings Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kitchings Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Camp Rawls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Windsor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Montmorenci
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Denmark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bamberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Govan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Whaley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Blackville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Elko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Hilda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Snelling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Saint Matthews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Creston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Swansea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pelion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
    • Glenn Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
    • Pineridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • South Congaree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Styx ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Styx have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
      • Styx is located in Lexington County
    • Red Bank
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Arthur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Lexington County
    • Cayce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <1>
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • Springdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
    • Gadsden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Arthurtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Valencia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
    • Bruner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County

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

Cemeteries Near Livingston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Livingston.

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

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

  • Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Livingston - Pinehill UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston - Pinehill UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston - Pinehill UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gleaton Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleaton Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gleaton Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neeses Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neeses Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neeses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gleaton - Fogle - Corbett Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleaton - Fogle - Corbett Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gleaton - Fogle - Corbett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Lebanon Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Livingston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Livingston.

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

  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • North
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • North is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
  • Sawyerdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
    • Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
  • Woodford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Salley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Whaley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
  • Swansea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
  • Blackville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Denmark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wagener
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Reynold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County

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

Newspapers Published in Livingston ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Livingston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Livingston, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Livingston.

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 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 Livingston:

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Livingston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Livingston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Livingston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5532, Longitude: -81.1198       In this case, the coordinates for Livingston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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