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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 Rose 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 Rose 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Rose Hill is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Kershaw & Sumter.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Rose Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
    • Manville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alcot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Atkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Lynchburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Zion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcolu
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Paxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
    • Lamar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Lydia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Hartsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • North Hartsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmetto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Timmonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Sardis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Olanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
    • Cassatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Shepard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
    • Bethune
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Lafayette Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Spring Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Lugoff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Westville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
  • Richland County
    • Eastover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rose Hill, with the one closest to Rose Hill listed first.
    • Oswego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rembert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mulberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
    • East Sumter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cherryvale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Horatio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Rose Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose 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.

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

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

  • Whilden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whilden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whilden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rembert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rembert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rembert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McLellan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLellan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLellan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scotts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piedmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Capers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • McCaskill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaskill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaskill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pate Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Bishopville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pisgah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
  • Oswego
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
  • Antioch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
  • Rembert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Catchall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catchall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
  • Mayesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
  • Hagood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
  • Atkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
  • Boykin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boykin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
  • Lynchburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lamar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Oats
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
      • Oats is located in Darlington County
    • Lydia
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Rose Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Hill.

Newspapers Published in Rose 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Hill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose Hill.

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 Rose Hill:

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Rose Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1368, Longitude: -80.3354       In this case, the coordinates for Rose Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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