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 McKennon (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 McKennon. 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.
McKennon 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 McKennon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKennon:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of McKennon)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Patrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McBee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ruby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mount Croghan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cheraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pageland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- North Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Prestwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Society Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dovesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Lydia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Timmonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Bethune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Cassatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shepard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Oakhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Primus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Alcot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Bishopville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Blenheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- McFarlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Morven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Wadesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lilesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County (NC)
- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Union County (NC)
- Allens Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKennon, see our County-by-County Page for McKennon.
Cemeteries Near McKennon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKennon.
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 McKennon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKennon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Cassidy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fannie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Saint Marys Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find McKennon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKennon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKennon, with the one closest to McKennon listed first.
- Bay Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Catarrh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Ruby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Tillers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
- Society Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Mount Croghan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dovesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Cheraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKennon. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKennon.
Newspapers Published in McKennon ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKennon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKennon, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKennon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McKennon:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKennon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 McKennon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |