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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 Ravenwood (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 Ravenwood. 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 Ravenwood ...

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.

Another variation: Ravinwood.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Ravenwood is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Ravenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Brickyard Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • 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
    • Forest Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Dentsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Valencia Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Capitol View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Arthurtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Calhoun County
    • Saint Matthews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Smallwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Ridgeway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jenkinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Adger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Elgin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Spring Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Lugoff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Lafayette Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • West Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <2>
    • Springdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Seven Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Pineridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Glenn Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Irmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • South Congaree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gaston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Red Bank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Peak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Little Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Slighs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Pomaria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • North
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravenwood, with the one closest to Ravenwood listed first.
    • Horatio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rembert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stateburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
    • Wedgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cherryvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Cane Savannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Ravenwood ...

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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ravenwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ravenwood, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ravenwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ravenwood:

Cemeteries Near Ravenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ravenwood.

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

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

  • Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crescent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crescent Hill Cemetery
  • Taylor Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Burying Ground
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmetto Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leevy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zion Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Geiger Ave. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Geiger Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Confederate Home Cemetery
    • South Carolina State Hospital Cemetery
    • White Asylum Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geiger Ave. Cemetery
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<5>

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

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

  • Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Childs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Richland County
  • Cayce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <2>
  • Killian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Killian is located in Richland County
  • Sharp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Sharp is located in Richland County
  • Arthur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Lexington County
  • Hopkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leaphart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Spring Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Pineridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
    • Pleasant is located in Richland County
  • Irmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Congaree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
      • Congaree is located in Richland County
    • Lever ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
      • Lever is located in Richland County
    • Bookman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
      • Bookman is located in Richland County

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

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.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- Ravenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ravenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0345, Longitude: -80.9670    
<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 Ravenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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