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 Montgomery (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 Montgomery. 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 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.
Montgomery is located in Richland County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Montgomery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montgomery:
- Richland County (The home county of Montgomery)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Dutch Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Ballentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Lake Murray of Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blythewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Brickyard Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Dentsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester County
- Blackstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jenkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Adger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lugoff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Irmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Seven Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cayce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pineridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- South Congaree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pomaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Prosperity
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glymphville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoney Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Newberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montgomery, see our County-by-County Page for Montgomery.
Cemeteries Near Montgomery ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montgomery.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Montgomery - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montgomery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Cory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls AME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mespiah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Taylor Chapel AME Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Upper Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lindler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bauknight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Montgomery in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Montgomery.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Bookman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Irmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Lever ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Ballentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leaphart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Wallaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Killian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sharp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montgomery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montgomery.
Newspapers Published in Montgomery ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montgomery, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montgomery.
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 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 Montgomery:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 Montgomery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Montgomery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |