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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 Sawyerdale (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 Sawyerdale. 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 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.

Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Sawyerdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sawyerdale, with the one closest to Sawyerdale listed first.
    • Livingston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
    • Neeses
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Norway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolen Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
    • Cope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Edisto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
    • Cordova
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orangeburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sawyerdale, with the one closest to Sawyerdale listed first.
    • Salley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wagener
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Seivern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Kitchings Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Camp Rawls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Montmorenci
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Roseland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Monetta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aiken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sawyerdale, with the one closest to Sawyerdale listed first.
    • Denmark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bamberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Govan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sawyerdale, with the one closest to Sawyerdale listed first.
    • Whaley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Blackville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Reynold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Elko
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Williston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Barnwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Snelling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sawyerdale, with the one closest to Sawyerdale listed first.
    • Saint Matthews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cameron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sawyerdale, with the one closest to Sawyerdale listed first.
    • Pelion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Swansea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
    • Glenn Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
    • South Congaree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Pineridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Red Bank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Styx ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Styx is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
    • Gilbert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Arthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Arthur is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sawyerdale, with the one closest to Sawyerdale listed first.
    • Arthurtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Hollywood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hopkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Valencia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Saluda County
    • Ridge Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sawyerdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sawyerdale.

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 Sawyerdale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

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

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

  • Salley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
  • Woodford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Wagener
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Whaley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Swansea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seivern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Kitchings Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Elko
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Reynold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Blackville
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Sawyerdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sawyerdale.

Newspapers Published in Sawyerdale ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sawyerdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sawyerdale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sawyerdale.

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 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 Sawyerdale:

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 Sawyerdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sawyerdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.