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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 Red Hill (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 Red Hill. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Red Hill is located in Kershaw 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 Kershaw County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Lancaster, Lee, Richland & Sumter.

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

  • Kershaw County     (The home county of Red Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Kershaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lugoff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Shepard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Camden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Cassatt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elgin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Pine Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Bethune
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Lawn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackstock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cornwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Lando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgemoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Angelus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
    • White Plains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • McBee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Mitford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Ridgeway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smallwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Winnsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • White Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Adger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Rion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Woodward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Heath Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oakhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Pleasant Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Bell Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Elgin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Primus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Irwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Lancaster Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Lancaster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Caskey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Camp Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Blythewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Dentsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Brickyard Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Rembert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Horatio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Jaars
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson

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

Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Hill.

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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Longtown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dekalb Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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 Red Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Hill.

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

  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cantey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cantey is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
  • Flat Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Longtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Longtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Dekalb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
  • Westville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakhurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Flint Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Pleasant Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Ridgeway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Primus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Simpson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Antioch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch

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

Newspapers Published in Red Hill ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Red Hill:

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 Red Hill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.