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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 Ninety Six (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 Ninety Six. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Ninety Six is located in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County: Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry & Saluda.

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

  • Greenwood County     (The home county of Ninety Six)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six, with the one closest to Ninety Six listed first.
    • Springdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Coronaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grendel Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Mathews Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Cokesbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbeville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six, with the one closest to Ninety Six listed first.
    • Ware Shoals
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Donalds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Due West
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Level Land
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
      • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
    • Honea Path
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Antreville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
      • Antreville is located in Abbeville County
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six, with the one closest to Ninety Six listed first.
    • Johnston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six, with the one closest to Ninety Six listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Lakeside Village
      • Collins Lakeside Village is located in Laurens County
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mountville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cold Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Mount Gallagher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
    • Kinards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Joanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • McCormick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six, with the one closest to Ninety Six listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
    • McCormick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in McCormick County
    • Parksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six, with the one closest to Ninety Six listed first.
    • Chappells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Newberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Prosperity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six, with the one closest to Ninety Six listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ninety Six ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ninety Six.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ninety Six. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ninety Six and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ninety Six.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of Ninety Six.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ninety Six:

Cemeteries Near Ninety Six ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ninety Six.

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

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

  • Marshall Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Save All Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Save All Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Save All Cemetery
  • Sauls Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauls Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauls Chapel Cemetery
  • Bethabara Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
  • Old Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Beaulah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ninety Six had a population of 445 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ninety Six had a population of 2,043 people.

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

  • Vaughanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chappells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cross Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waterloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mountville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
  • Hodges
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cana ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Abbeville County
  • Bradley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Lane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Meeting Street
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Gallagher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
      • Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County

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

The official website for Ninety Six: www.townofninetysixsc.com/

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Ninety Six) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ninety Six. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1751, Longitude: -82.0238    
<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 Ninety Six, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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