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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 Sedalia (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 Sedalia. 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 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.

Sedalia is located in Union 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 Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Sedalia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sedalia.

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

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

  • New Prospects Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospects Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospects Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Quaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Padgetts Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • William H. Gist Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy - Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dillard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holcombe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcombe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holcombe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...
    • Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sedalia had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cross Keys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Union County
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Laurens County
  • Cross Anchor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Renno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Whitmire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Colerain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colerain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Colerain
    • From Sedalia to Colerain
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
    • Goshen Hill is located in Union County
  • Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Delta
    • From Sedalia to Delta
  • Evinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinsville
    • Evinsville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Tylersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Laurens County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ada ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Union County
    • Santuc
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santuc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
      • Santuc is located in Union County
    • Dutchman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
      • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Sedalia ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sedalia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sedalia, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sedalia.

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 Sedalia:

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

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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>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 Sedalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sedalia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sedalia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6030, Longitude: -81.7235       In this case, the coordinates for Sedalia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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