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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 Oswald Park (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 Oswald Park. 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 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.

Oswald Park is located in Lexington 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 Lexington County: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland & Saluda.

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

  • Lexington County     (The home county of Oswald Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswald Park, with the one closest to Oswald Park listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Gilbert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Chapin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
    • Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Irmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
    • Seven Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswald Park, with the one closest to Oswald Park listed first.
    • Monetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seivern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Camp Rawls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Wagener
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • Johnston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswald Park, with the one closest to Oswald Park listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Rion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswald Park, with the one closest to Oswald Park listed first.
    • Little Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Pomaria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverstreet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Glymphville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • Woodford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswald Park, with the one closest to Oswald Park listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Arthurtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Brickyard Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Forest Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Valencia Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oswald Park, with the one closest to Oswald Park listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Ridge Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Saluda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Oswald Park ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oswald Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oswald Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oswald Park.

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 Oswald Park:

Cemeteries Near Oswald Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oswald Park.

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 Oswald Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sease Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sease Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sease Cemetery
  • Hendrix Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
  • Old Lexington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lexington Cemetery
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
  • Lightner - Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightner - Christian Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Derrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derrick Cemetery
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Etheredge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etheredge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etheredge Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (330 more) ...
    • Fullmer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullmer Cemetery
    • Banks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James 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.<4>

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

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

  • Ella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Chapin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
  • Leesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • White Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Slighs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Batesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballentine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Irmo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
    • Irmo is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
  • Prosperity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Samaria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Spring Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
    • Leaphart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaphart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
      • Leaphart is located in Lexington County

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

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oswald Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oswald Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0351, Longitude: -81.4134       In this case, the coordinates for Oswald Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Oswald Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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