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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 Partersville (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 Partersville. 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.

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

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Partersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Partersville, with the one closest to Partersville listed first.
    • Parler
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Santee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elloree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Wells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Green Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Eutawville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Possum Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Holly Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Partersville, with the one closest to Partersville listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Eadytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Judge Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Partersville, with the one closest to Partersville listed first.
    • Creston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Partersville, with the one closest to Partersville listed first.
    • Panola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Summerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Davis Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shad Moss village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Paxville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Manning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcolu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Colleton County
    • Johnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Partersville, with the one closest to Partersville listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Partersville, with the one closest to Partersville listed first.
    • Eastover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gadsden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Partersville, with the one closest to Partersville listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Privateer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Sumter Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
    • Lakewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Wedgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cane Savannah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Millwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • South Sumter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Sumter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cherryvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Stateburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
  • Williamsburg County
    • Greeleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Partersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Partersville.

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 Partersville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gresham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McGrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bookhart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Santee First Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bochette Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Island Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Parler
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Felderville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Elloree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dantzler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Vance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
  • Saint Paul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Rimini
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rimini is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Summerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Panola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Holly Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Silver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Bowman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Partersville ...

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 Partersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Partersville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Partersville.

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 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 Partersville:

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>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 Partersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Partersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.