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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 McKeown (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 McKeown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

McKeown is located in Chester 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 Chester County: Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York.

Below are the counties that are near McKeown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKeown:

  • Chester County     (The home county of McKeown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.
    • Cornwell
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Blackstock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gayle Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
    • Eureka Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Richburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowrys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Smith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Lando
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Great Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Edgemoor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Lawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.
    • Woodward
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • White Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Adger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Mitford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Winnsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Blair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Rion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jenkinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rock Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Ridgeway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.
    • Bell Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Irwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Caskey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Lancaster Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Springdell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
    • Lancaster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Van Wyck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Heath Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Camp Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.
    • Glymphville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Whitmire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Peak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
    • Pomaria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.
    • Cedar Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Blythewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tuckertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Lockhart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Meador is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Sartor Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Delta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Kelly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Bonham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Buffalo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.
    • McConnells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Catawba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesslie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lesslie is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Roddey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Roddey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Blairsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blairsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
    • Rock Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sharon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Newport is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • India Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • India Hook is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Hickory Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County (NC)
    • Jaars
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 McKeown, see our County-by-County Page for McKeown.

Cemeteries Near McKeown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKeown.

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 McKeown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKeown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.

  • Blackstock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Purity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Guest Assembly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Aimwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Mine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (259 more) ...

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 McKeown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKeown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McKeown, with the one closest to McKeown listed first.

  • Cornwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
  • Blackstock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Wellridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wellridge is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
  • Orrs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orrs is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
  • Sandy River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandy River is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
  • Knox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • White Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rossville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Baton Rouge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Richburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rodman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rodman is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Feasterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
    • Adger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKeown. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKeown.

Newspapers Published in McKeown ...

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 McKeown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKeown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKeown.

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 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 McKeown:

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 McKeown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- McKeown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.