Our Genealogy Helper
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 Longtown (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 Longtown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Longtown is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Longtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longtown:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Longtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Mitford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Winnsboro Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Adger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Great Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blackstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cornwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Richburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lugoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Spring Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Kershaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cassatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bethune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Bell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Heath Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Irwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Primus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caskey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Camp Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Irmo
(26 miles [41.8 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 <1>
- Seven Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry County
- Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Blythewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dentsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Cedar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Arcadia Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Brickyard Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Dutch Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Saint Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Capitol View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Rembert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horatio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longtown, see our County-by-County Page for Longtown.
Cemeteries Near Longtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longtown.
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 Longtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Longtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sawneys Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- The Hardshell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aimwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Smyrles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Longtown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longtown, with the one closest to Longtown listed first.
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Cantey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cantey is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Sharp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Dekalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Winnsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Killian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Rion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longtown.
Newspapers Published in Longtown ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longtown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longtown.
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 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 Longtown:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Richland County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 Longtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Longtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |