Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lydia had a population of 149 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lydia, with the one closest to Lydia listed first.
- Oats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <3>
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Darlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Bishopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Bishopville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <3>
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Tillers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Timmonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
- Timmonsville is located in Florence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <3>
- Dovesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dovesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Ebenezer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Atkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Mont Clare
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Oswego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Mayesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesville
- Mayesville is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayesville <3>
- Society Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Society Hill is located in Darlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <3>
- Bay Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
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 Lydia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |