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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Saint Charles (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 Saint Charles. 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 Saint Charles ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Saint Charles is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Kershaw & Sumter.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Saint Charles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Elliott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Manville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Lynchburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alcot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • New Zion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcolu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Paxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Silver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Panola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Lamar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Lydia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Syracuse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Hartsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Prestwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
    • North Hartsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
    • Darlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Palmetto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Sardis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Timmonsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Olanta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Ebenezer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Danwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
    • Effingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tara Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
    • Coward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Cassatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethune
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Shepard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Lafayette Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Spring Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Lugoff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Richland County
    • Eastover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Mayesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oswego
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • East Sumter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Mulberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Sumter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalzell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • South Sumter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Millwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Cherryvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Moore Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Charles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Charles.

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 Saint Charles - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mayesville Black River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Capers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Scarborough Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rembert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Oswego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Mayesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Atkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Lynchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cartersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Bishopville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lamar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
  • Shiloh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Sardis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Oats
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oats is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
  • Catchall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Timmonsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lydia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Cane Savannah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Charles ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Charles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Charles, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Charles.

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 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 Saint Charles:

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 Saint Charles, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Charles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.