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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 North Brookdale (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 North Brookdale. 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.

Name Variations for North Brookdale ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Brookdale: N. Brookdale

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

North Brookdale is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of North Brookdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Brookdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Stilton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wren Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
    • Orangeburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jamison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Edisto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cordova
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bolen Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <2>
    • Bowman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Salley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Bamberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Govan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Ehrhardt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Olar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Blackville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whaley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Hilda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Cameron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Creston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Panola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Summerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Silver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Johnsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Swansea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
    • Glenn Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
    • Pelion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brookdale, with the one closest to North Brookdale listed first.
    • Gadsden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Pinewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
    • Eastover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hopkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bruner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
  • Sumter County
    • Pinewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in North Brookdale ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Brookdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Brookdale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Brookdale.

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 North Brookdale:

Cemeteries Near North Brookdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Brookdale.

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

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

  • Belleville Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belleville Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleville Memorial Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
  • Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery
  • Bull Swamp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Swamp Cemetery
  • Crestview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • St. Stephen Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Church Cemetery
    • Zion Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Holes Baptist Church 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>

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

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

  • Stilton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jamison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
  • Felder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
    • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
  • Rowesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Matthews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sixty Six
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Bowman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elloree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • North
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • North is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
  • Felderville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Bamberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Branchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Parler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
      • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County

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

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

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- North Brookdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Brookdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5152, Longitude: -80.8356       In this case, the coordinates for North Brookdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 North Brookdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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