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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 Meeting Street (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 Meeting Street. 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.

Meeting Street is located in Edgefield 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 Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.

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

  • Edgefield County     (The home county of Meeting Street)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Edgefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Johnston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Colliers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
    • Murphys Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
  • Abbeville County
    • Abbeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Monetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Springdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Aiken County
    • Vaucluse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Graniteville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Warrenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Belvedere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
      • Belvedere is located in Aiken County
    • Aiken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnettown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
      • Burnettown is located in Aiken County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Gloverville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Langley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Clearwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Springdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Ninety Six
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairforest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Panola Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Troy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Greenwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grendel Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Batesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
    • Parksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • McCormick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Plum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Modoc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Chappells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosperity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Saluda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Ridge Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Snead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Evans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lulaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <1>
    • Memory Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meeting Street, with the one closest to Meeting Street listed first.
    • Bonair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • National Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meeting Street, see our County-by-County Page for Meeting Street.

Newspapers Published in Meeting Street ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meeting Street.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meeting Street, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meeting Street.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Meeting Street:

Cemeteries Near Meeting Street ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meeting Street.

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 Meeting Street covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dorn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorn Cemetery
  • Hegwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegwood Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71701 <4>
  • Harling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harling Cemetery
  • Blocker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blocker Cemetery
  • Gassaway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gassaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gassaway Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Gassaway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gassaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gassaway Cemetery
  • Pressley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pressley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pressley Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Simkin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simkin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...
    • Bland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Griffis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffis Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Meeting Street had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pleasant Lane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Johnston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ridge Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chappells
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ninety Six
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Colliers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
    • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
  • Monetta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bradley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Plum Branch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vaughanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
      • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • McCormick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Modoc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meeting Street) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meeting Street. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9418, Longitude: -81.9282       In this case, the coordinates for Meeting Street have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Meeting Street, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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