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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 New Holland (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 New Holland. 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.

New Holland is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.

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

  • Aiken County     (The home county of New Holland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
    • Camp Rawls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Seivern
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Wagener
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Perry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Monetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Salley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicholson Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Oakwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Montmorenci
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Whaley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Elko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Reynold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Blackville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
    • Johnston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
    • Pelion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fredonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Gilbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Red Bank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Swansea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gaston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
    • Lake Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
    • Livingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Neeses
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Norway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Holland, with the one closest to New Holland listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove

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

Cemeteries Near New Holland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Holland.

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 New Holland - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Holland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bethcar Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cullum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Plunkett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Goss Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hall Town Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cumbee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Seigler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Seigler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Seivern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Wagener
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kitchings Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Samaria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Perry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monetta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Croft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
  • Oakwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Salley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Montmorenci
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ridge Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Batesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leesville
      (15 miles [24.1 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 New Holland. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Holland.

Newspapers Published in New Holland ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Holland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Holland, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Holland.

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 professional and volunteer 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 New Holland:

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 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.
<3>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 New Holland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Holland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.