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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 Lone Star (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 Lone Star. 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.

Lone Star is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Clarendon, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland & Sumter.

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

  • Calhoun County     (The home county of Lone Star)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
    • Creston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
    • Eadytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Sandridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
    • Panola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Silver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Summerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Paxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Manning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Shad Moss village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Alcolu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lexington County
    • Swansea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
    • Elloree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Parler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Santee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Wren Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Brookdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Stilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Vance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
    • Orangeburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Bowman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
    • Eastover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gadsden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Pinewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Bruner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Hopkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumter Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
    • Privateer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Wedgefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cane Savannah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Lakewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Stateburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
    • Millwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • South Sumter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Cherryvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Claremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont

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

Cemeteries Near Lone Star ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Star.

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 Lone Star - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Santee First Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bookhart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gresham Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • McGrew Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Goodin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bochette Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloom Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West End Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Rimini
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rimini is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Elloree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Panola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Felderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Saint Paul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Matthews
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jamison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
  • Summerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Silver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Stilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
  • Dantzler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Vance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Privateer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells

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

Newspapers Published in Lone Star ...

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 Lone Star.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Star, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Star.

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 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 Lone Star:

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 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.
<3>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 Lone Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Lone Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.