Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lumber. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lumber to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lumber, 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 Lumber (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 Lumber. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lumber is historic, it would have been located within present day Darlington 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 Darlington County: Chesterfield, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Lumber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lumber:
- Darlington County (The home county of Lumber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Mont Clare
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Dovesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Society Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- North Hartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alexander Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Patrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheraw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McBee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Minturn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Latta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dillon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Floydale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Quinby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Siesta Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Mars Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Park City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Tara Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Tara Village is located in Florence County
- Timmonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Effingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Bethune
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Alcot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Bishopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Sellers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laughlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Drake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Blenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Bennettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tatum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- McColl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Sumter County
- Hobbs Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Anson County (NC)
- McFarlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Rowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <3>
- Alfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Raemon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raemon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Scotland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gibson is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <3>
- Hasty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Laurel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <3>
- Laurinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
- Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lumber, see our County-by-County Page for Lumber.
Cemeteries Near Lumber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lumber.
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 Lumber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Round O Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round O Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round O Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Governor Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Governor Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Governor Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Parnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parnell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Black Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Black Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Isqett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isqett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isqett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Black Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Welsh - Neck Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh - Neck Church Cemetery
- The Welsh - Neck Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welsh - Neck Baptist Church Cemetery
- Welsh Neck Cemetery
- Bacote Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacote Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bacote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Law Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Law Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Law Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Warr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.
While we didn't find Lumber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lumber.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lumber, with the one closest to Lumber listed first.
- Mont Clare
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Dovesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Society Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Parnassus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnassus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
- Blenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Cash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lumber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lumber.
Newspapers Published in Lumber ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lumber.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lumber, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lumber.
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 Lumber:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Darlington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lee County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- Sumter County
- Anson County
- Robeson County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Darlington County: www.darcosc.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Lumber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<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 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. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lumber) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lumber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4179, Longitude: -79.8090 In this case, the coordinates for Lumber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |