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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 Sanders Corner (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 Sanders Corner. 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 Sanders Corner ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Sanders Corner: Sanders Cor. (or less commonly used: Sanders Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Sanders Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sanders Corner may originally have been Sander's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sanders Corner might be written as Sander Corner.

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 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.

Sanders Corner is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Sanders Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Corner, with the one closest to Sanders Corner listed first.
    • Horatio
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Claremont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Stateburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
    • Oakland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Cherryvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Dalzell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rembert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wedgefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cane Savannah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Sumter Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
    • Millwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Corner, with the one closest to Sanders Corner listed first.
    • Saint Matthews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Creston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Corner, with the one closest to Sanders Corner listed first.
    • Paxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Panola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Alcolu
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Turbeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (29 miles [46.7 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 <2>
  • Fairfield County
    • Smallwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Florence County
    • Cartersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Corner, with the one closest to Sanders Corner listed first.
    • Spring Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Lugoff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Lafayette Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Shepard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Cassatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethune
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Corner, with the one closest to Sanders Corner listed first.
    • Manville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Elliott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Alcot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
    • Lynchburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Corner, with the one closest to Sanders Corner listed first.
    • Cayce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <2>
    • West Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Corner, with the one closest to Sanders Corner listed first.
    • Eastover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadsden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Bruner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Pinewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Hopkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Capitol View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
    • Woodfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Dentsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ravenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Brickyard Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village

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

Cemeteries Near Sanders Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanders Corner.

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 Sanders Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • General Sumters Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McLeod Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Loring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Four Bridges Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenhaven Preserve
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Claremont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Catchall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Hagood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Rembert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wedgefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Boykin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
  • Cane Savannah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Stockton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Pisgah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Privateer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Oswego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Congaree
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Congaree is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gadsden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tindal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tindal is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
    • Antioch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Sanders Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanders Corner.

Newspapers Published in Sanders Corner ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanders Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanders Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanders Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sanders Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sanders Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Sanders Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.