RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of South Carolina >> Sumter County >> Milford >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
South Carolina

The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina





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 Milford (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 Milford. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Milford is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Milford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milford, with the one closest to Milford listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sumter Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
    • Privateer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Wedgefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cane Savannah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Lakewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • Stateburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Cherryvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Claremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milford, with the one closest to Milford listed first.
    • Creston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
    • Saint Matthews
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milford, with the one closest to Milford listed first.
    • Panola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Paxville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Silver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Summerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcolu
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Manning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Davis Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Shad Moss village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Gable
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sardinia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • New Zion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milford, with the one closest to Milford listed first.
    • Elloree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Parler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Santee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jamison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wren Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
    • Vance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Stilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Brookdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Orangeburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eutawville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Green Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milford, with the one closest to Milford listed first.
    • Eastover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gadsden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Pinewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
    • Bruner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
    • Hopkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Capitol View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Arthurtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Valencia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County

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

Cemeteries Near Milford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milford.

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

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

  • Bloom Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
    • The Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke AME Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tom Seay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Seay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Seay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.
    • Hillside Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Memorial Park 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.<6>

While we didn't find Milford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milford.

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

  • Rimini
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimini have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • Rimini is located in Clarendon County
  • Panola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Panola is located in Clarendon County
  • Privateer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
  • Wedgefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Silver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Tindal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tindal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
  • Cane Savannah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
  • Saint Paul
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
  • Summerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gadsden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Matthews
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elloree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Claremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Brogdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
      • Brogdon is located in Sumter County
    • Parler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Milford ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milford, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milford.

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 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 Milford:

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Milford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7471, Longitude: -80.5331       In this case, the coordinates for Milford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Milford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 22 Apr 2025