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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mangums. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mangums to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mangums, 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 Mangums (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 Mangums. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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 Mangums is historic, it would have been located within present day Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Mangums. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mangums:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Mangums)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Pageland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Mount Croghan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Angelus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Chesterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McBee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- North Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Prestwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Kershaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bethune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Primus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Camp Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Oakhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Heath Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Irwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Caskey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Van Wyck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlboro County
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Peachland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Polkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- McFarlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Wadesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Burnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Lilesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Roper ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Weddington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Altan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Marshville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Wingate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carmel Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Mineral Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Jaars
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mangums, see our County-by-County Page for Mangums.
Cemeteries Near Mangums ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mangums.
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 Mangums - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mangums covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pageland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pageland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70198 <3>
- White Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Pageland.
- The Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horne Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240965 <3>
- Five Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Croghan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Mangums in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mangums.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mangums, with the one closest to Mangums listed first.
- Hornsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- White Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Mount Croghan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Taxahaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
- Tradesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Deep Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Catarrh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Altan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Bay Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mangums. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mangums.
Newspapers Published in Mangums ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mangums.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mangums, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mangums.
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 either 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 Mangums:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Darlington County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Marlboro County
- Anson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 Mangums, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Mangums) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |