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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 Lockhart (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 Lockhart. 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 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.

Lockhart is located in Union 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 Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Lockhart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockhart.

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

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

  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reidsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reidsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reidsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinckney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinckney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinckney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scales Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Philippi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philippi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philippi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster - Woolbright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Browns Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • McBride Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brushy Fork Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Garner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Lockhart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lockhart.

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

  • Cotton ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
    • Cotton is located in York County
  • Gould ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in York County
  • Wilksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
    • Wilksburg is located in Chester County
  • Bullock Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
    • Bullock Creek is located in York County
  • Meador ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Meador is located in Union County
  • Kelton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
    • Kelton is located in Union County
  • Hoodtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoodtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
    • Hoodtown is located in York County
  • Baton Rouge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baton Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
    • Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
  • Hopewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hopewell
    • From Lockhart to Hopewell
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blairsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bonham
    • From Lockhart to Bonham
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Santuc
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santuc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
      • Santuc is located in Union County
    • Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Chester County
    • Sandy River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
      • Sandy River is located in Chester County

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

Newspapers Published in Lockhart ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockhart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockhart, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockhart.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lockhart:

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

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lockhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Lockhart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7897, Longitude: -81.4613    









 

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