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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 Saint Phillips (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 Phillips. 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 Phillips ...

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.

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

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Saint Phillips is located in Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.

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

  • Newberry County     (The home county of Saint Phillips)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Pomaria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosperity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Newberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Slighs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Glymphville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Little Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Peak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Smyrna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Silverstreet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitmire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • Blackstock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • Blair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Rock Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Rion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Adger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 east)
    • Woodward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • White Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood County
    • Ninety Six
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • Kinards
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Renno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Tylersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • Chapin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Lake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Irmo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Leesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • White Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballentine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spartanburg County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Phillips, with the one closest to Saint Phillips listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Tuckertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Carlisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Phillips ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Phillips.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Phillips, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Phillips.

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 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 Phillips:

Cemeteries Near Saint Phillips ...

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

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

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

  • Clayton Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Memorial Cemetery
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Cannons Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannons Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannons Creek Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
  • Bachman Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Chapel Cemetery
  • Wicker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicker Cemetery
  • Enoree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enoree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enoree Cemetery
  • Newberry Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newberry Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newberry Memorial Gardens
  • Cannon Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon Creek Cemetery
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (339 more) ...
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    • Aveleigh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aveleigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aveleigh Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Sondleys ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
  • Reuben ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Reuben is located in Newberry County
  • Pomaria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prosperity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Slighs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Walton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Newberry County
  • Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Newberry County
  • Dawkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
    • Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
  • Glymphville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
  • Little Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Strother
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strother have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
    • Strother is located in Fairfield County
  • Blair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Maybinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybinton
      • Maybinton is located in Newberry County
    • Jalapa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jalapa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
      • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
    • Peak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>

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

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

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

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>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Saint Phillips) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Phillips. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3015, Longitude: -81.5104       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Phillips have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Phillips, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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