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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about New Richmond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Richmond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Richmond, please Contact Us.
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 Richmond (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 Richmond. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New Richmond is historic, it would have been located within present day Edgefield 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 Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near New Richmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Richmond:
- Edgefield County (The home county of New Richmond)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lenoir was located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphys Estates is also located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Colliers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colliers is also located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Belvedere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Langley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town was located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Gloverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Beech Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- McCormick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Keysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek was located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station was located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Lulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memory Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Arrow Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Fort Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest was located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Jefferson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (GA)
- Loce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Dearing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Megahee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- National Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Bonair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Rockbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Southgate Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Belair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Richmond Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Fairvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Richmond, see our County-by-County Page for New Richmond.
Cemeteries Near New Richmond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Richmond.
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 Richmond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Richmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Darling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westover Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Memorial Park
- The Westover Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westover Memorial Cemetery
- Summerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meeting Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abilene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thurmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find New Richmond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Richmond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Richmond, with the one closest to New Richmond listed first.
- Poverty Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poverty Hill is also located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Martinez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lenoir was located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lamkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Morgana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgana is also located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Wheless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Belair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Adams ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adams was located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adventure was located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Langley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beech Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gracewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Richmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Richmond.
Newspapers Published in New Richmond ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Richmond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Richmond, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Richmond.
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 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 New Richmond:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgefield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <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- New Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |