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 Sandy Run (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 Sandy Run. 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.
Sandy Run is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Clarendon, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Run:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Sandy Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Saint Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wagener
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Kershaw County
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Gaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Pineridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- South Congaree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Styx have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Cayce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- West Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Pelion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Woodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Stilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Wren Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
- Neeses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Wilkinson Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
- Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Bolen Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
- Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Edisto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
- Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
- Orangeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Hopkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arthurtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Bruner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Capitol View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Valencia Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Eastover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Sumter Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Wedgefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Stateburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Horatio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cane Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Cherryvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Run, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Run.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Run.
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 Sandy Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kaigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaigler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Pilgrim Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- 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.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rock Hill AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baughman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baughman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baughman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>
While we didn't find Sandy Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Run, with the one closest to Sandy Run listed first.
- Gaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Childs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pineridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Woodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Congaree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Cayce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jamison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Run.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Run ...
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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Run, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sandy Run:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Orangeburg County
- Richland County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Run. 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> | 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> | 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. |
<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 from Point A (ie- Sandy Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7999, Longitude: -80.9640 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Sandy Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |