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 Maynards (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 Maynards. 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 and hospitals 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.
Maynards is located in 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 Maynards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maynards:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Maynards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 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 <1>
- Pageland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McBee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cheraw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Pine Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Prestwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- North Hartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Kershaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bethune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cassatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Primus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Oakhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Camp Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Heath Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Marlboro County
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peachland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McFarlan
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Polkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Morven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Wadesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lilesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Mangum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Yates Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Honey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Marshville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Altan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Rock Rest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Wingate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Carmel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maynards, see our County-by-County Page for Maynards.
Cemeteries Near Maynards ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maynards.
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 Maynards - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maynards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Mt. Croghan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pageland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Long Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Maynards in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maynards.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maynards, with the one closest to Maynards listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hornsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Long Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 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 <1>
- Deep Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Bay Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Dudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Taxahaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Catarrh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Peachland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tradesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maynards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maynards.
Newspapers Published in Maynards ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maynards.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maynards, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maynards.
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 Maynards:
- 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
- Richmond County
- Union 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> | 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 Maynards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Maynards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |