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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
    • Angelus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
      • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chesterfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ruby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
      • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
    • 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)
      • 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
    • Pine Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
    • North Hartsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Lydia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mont Clare
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Primus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Manville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Marlboro County
    • Blenheim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Newtonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
      • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Morven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Union County (NC)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassidy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassidy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huggins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cross Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fannie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fannie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fannie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gainey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Howle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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)
    • 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
  • Greenplains ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Clyde
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Darlington County
  • Hartsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Catarrh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catarrh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
    • Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
  • Ruby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
    • 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)
    • 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
  • Society Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cash
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Chesterfield County
  • Mount Croghan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dovesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
    • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
  • Cheraw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
    • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Darlington County

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]<6>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKennon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKennon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5468, Longitude: -80.1278       In this case, the coordinates for McKennon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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