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 McCaskill (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 McCaskill. 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 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.
McCaskill is located in Kershaw 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 Kershaw County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Lancaster, Lee, Richland & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near McCaskill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCaskill:
- Kershaw County (The home county of McCaskill)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Spring Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lugoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lafayette Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Cassatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Kershaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Smallwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Manville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bishopville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Cayce
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Seven Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Glenn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pineridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Irmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- South Congaree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Woodfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Bruner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Arcadia Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Capitol View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Ravenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Blythewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Brickyard Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Hopkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Rembert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Horatio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Stateburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Dalzell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Wedgefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Cane Savannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Millwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashley Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCaskill, see our County-by-County Page for McCaskill.
Cemeteries Near McCaskill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCaskill.
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 McCaskill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCaskill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bardell Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old McGraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 McCaskill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCaskill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCaskill, with the one closest to McCaskill listed first.
- Boykin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Hagood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hagood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Rembert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Killian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Catchall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Sharp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Congaree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cantey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cantey is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
- Longtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Childs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCaskill. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCaskill.
Newspapers Published in McCaskill ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCaskill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCaskill, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCaskill.
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 helpful 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 McCaskill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Kershaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Lexington 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> | 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 McCaskill, 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- McCaskill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |