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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 Minturn (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 Minturn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Minturn is located in Dillon 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 Dillon County: Columbus (NC), Robeson (NC), Florence, Horry, Marion & Marlboro.

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

  • Dillon County     (The home county of Minturn)
  • Chesterfield County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
    • Mont Clare
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Society Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dovesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dovesville
      • From Minturn to Dovesville
    • Darlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmetto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmetto
      • From Minturn to Palmetto
    • Pine Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mars Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mars Bluff
      • From Minturn to Mars Bluff
    • Quinby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Siesta Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
    • Park City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
  • Marion County
  • Marlboro County
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
    • Fair Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Boardman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Hoke County (NC)
    • Bowmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County (NC)
  • Richmond County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
    • Steen Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • New Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Hamlet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
    • Alfordsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <1>
    • Raemon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raemon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
      • Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Elrod
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Raynham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Maxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
      • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <1>
    • McDonald
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Banks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
      • Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pates
      • From Minturn to Pates
    • Pembroke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Prospect
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Scotland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minturn, with the one closest to Minturn listed first.
    • Hasty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hasty
      • From Minturn to Hasty
    • Laurinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
      • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <1>
    • East Laurinburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Gibson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <1>
    • Laurel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <1>
    • Richmond Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Crump Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • New Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • Wagram
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
      • Wagram is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Minturn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minturn.

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

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

  • Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reedy Creek Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leland Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (433 more) ...
    • Ropers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ropers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ropers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Price Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oakland UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland UMC 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.<4>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Minturn ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minturn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minturn, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minturn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Minturn:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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 Minturn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Minturn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minturn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5173, Longitude: -79.4721    









 

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