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 Savannah Terrace (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 Savannah Terrace. 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 southwest 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 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.
Savannah Terrace is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Savannah Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Savannah Terrace:
- Aiken County (The home county of Savannah Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- North Augusta
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belvedere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Clearwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Beech Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Warrenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graniteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Colliers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Ward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Keysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Waynesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Lulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memory Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Arrow Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Fort Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kiokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Appling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Noah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <1>
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Dearing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Megahee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- National Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Augusta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Southgate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Fairvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Pepperidge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Belair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Savannah Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Savannah Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Savannah Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Savannah Terrace.
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 Savannah Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Savannah Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westover Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Memorial Park
- The Westover Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westover Memorial Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walker Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chavous Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Savannah Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Savannah Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Savannah Terrace, with the one closest to Savannah Terrace listed first.
- Hamburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Augusta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Poverty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Martinez
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lamkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Beech Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Langley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morgana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Gracewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Savannah Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Savannah Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Savannah Terrace ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Savannah Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Savannah Terrace, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Savannah Terrace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Savannah Terrace:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Savannah Terrace, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Savannah Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |