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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 Milmont Shores (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 Milmont Shores. 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.

Name Variations for Milmont Shores ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Milmont Shores: Milmont Shrs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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.

Milmont Shores is located in Lexington 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 Lexington County: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland & Saluda.

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

  • Lexington County     (The home county of Milmont Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milmont Shores, with the one closest to Milmont Shores listed first.
    • Ella
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Chapin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
    • Lake Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Irmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Gilbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Seven Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Leesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milmont Shores, with the one closest to Milmont Shores listed first.
    • Monetta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seivern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
  • Edgefield County
    • Johnston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milmont Shores, with the one closest to Milmont Shores listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Rion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Adger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • Ridgeway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smallwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milmont Shores, with the one closest to Milmont Shores listed first.
    • Little Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Peak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Pomaria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Prosperity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Glymphville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glymphville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milmont Shores, with the one closest to Milmont Shores listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • White Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Brickyard Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Forest Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Arthurtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milmont Shores, with the one closest to Milmont Shores listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milmont Shores, with the one closest to Milmont Shores listed first.
    • Tuckertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Sartor Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Delta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Milmont Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milmont Shores.

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

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

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eargle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eargle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Lexington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lexington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hendrix Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hiller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Threewits Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Threewits Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Threewits Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Little Mountain.
    • The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70338 <4>
  • Sease Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sease Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sease Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (342 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Henry Eargle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Eargle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Eargle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bickley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Milmont Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milmont Shores.

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

  • Ella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Chapin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
  • Little Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slighs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • White Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ballentine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
  • Wallaceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
    • Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
  • Alston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
    • Alston is located in Fairfield County
  • Prosperity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pomaria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Irmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
    • Irmo is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jenkinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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

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

Newspapers Published in Milmont Shores ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milmont Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milmont Shores, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milmont Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Milmont Shores:

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Milmont Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milmont Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milmont Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1132, Longitude: -81.3965       In this case, the coordinates for Milmont Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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