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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 Sardis (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 Sardis. 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 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.

Sardis is located in Florence 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 Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of Sardis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
    • Jones Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Cartersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Timmonsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Olanta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Danwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Park City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Siesta Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • New Zion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Sardinia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gable
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcolu
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Syracuse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lydia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Dovesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dovesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Mont Clare
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • North Hartsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Atkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Alcot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Manville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
    • Laughlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Tabernacle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • East Sumter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Mulberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cane Savannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Moore Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingstree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Sardis ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sardis, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sardis.

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 Sardis:

Cemeteries Near Sardis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sardis.

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

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

  • Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sansbury Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hill Cemetery
    • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469835 <4>
  • Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
  • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
  • Meadow Prong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Prong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Prong Cemetery
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Olanta Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olanta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olanta Cemetery
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sardis had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cartersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Timmonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • Atkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
  • Effingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
  • Seloc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seloc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
    • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
  • Lamar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Coward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Howe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Florence County
  • Syracuse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • New Zion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Scranton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sardis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sardis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0405, Longitude: -79.9431       In this case, the coordinates for Sardis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Sardis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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