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 Shaw Heights (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 Shaw Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Shaw Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shaw Heights: Shaw Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shaw Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shaw Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Shaw Heights is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Shaw Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaw Heights:
- Sumter County (The home county of Shaw Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Cherryvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Dalzell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stateburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Horatio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Savannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Wedgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rembert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashley Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Saint Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Clarendon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Paxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Silver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Alcolu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gable
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turbeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Davis Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence County
- Cartersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Spring Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lugoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Cassatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethune
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Manville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bishopville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Lynchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alcot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Eastover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Weston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Pinewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Hopkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Capitol View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Woodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Arcadia Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Brickyard Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaw Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Shaw Heights.
Cemeteries Near Shaw Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaw Heights.
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 Shaw Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaw Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- General Sumters Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pitts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Dargon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gadson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Shaw Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shaw Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaw Heights, with the one closest to Shaw Heights listed first.
- Catchall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Wedgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Savannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Hagood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Rembert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Boykin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Privateer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Oswego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Tindal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tindal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mayesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brogdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brogdon is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaw Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaw Heights.
Newspapers Published in Shaw Heights ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaw Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaw Heights, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shaw Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Shaw Heights:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clarendon County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lee County
- Richland 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> | 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 Shaw Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shaw Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |