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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 Patterson Mill (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 Patterson Mill. 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 Patterson Mill ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Patterson Mill: Patterson Ml. (or less commonly used: Patterson Mll.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Patterson Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Patterson Mill.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Patterson Mill is located in Barnwell 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 Barnwell County: Burke (GA), Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg & Orangeburg.

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

  • Barnwell County     (The home county of Patterson Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Snelling
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Barnwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hattieville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Hilda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Williston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Reynold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Blackville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whaley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Bush ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bush is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Talatha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Cowden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ellenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kathwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kathwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
    • Oakwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Montmorenci
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
    • Kitchings Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Martin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Allendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ulmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Govan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Denmark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bamberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ehrhardt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Brunson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gifford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Luray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crocketville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Miley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Girard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
    • Sardis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <1>
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Mill, with the one closest to Patterson Mill listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Hilltonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvania
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Patterson Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patterson Mill.

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 Patterson Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woods Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Seven Pines Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Furse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
  • Snelling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Hattieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Robbins ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Robbins is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Ashleigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
  • Allendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Reynold
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
  • Elko
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elko is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
  • Williston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Girard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
  • Ulmer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Govan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people

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

Newspapers Published in Patterson Mill ...

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 Patterson Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patterson Mill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Patterson Mill.

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 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 Patterson Mill:

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