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 Simpson (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 Simpson. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Simpson is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Simpson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpson:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Simpson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Winnsboro Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Rion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smallwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Mitford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Woodward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Blair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Blackstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Great Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Fort Lawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Gayle Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lugoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lafayette Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shepard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Heath Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Oakhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Irmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Seven Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Cayce
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Ella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Peak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pomaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glymphville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Little Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slighs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Prosperity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Blythewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dutch Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dentsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Saint Andrews
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Woodfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Brickyard Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Ravenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Tuckertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simpson, see our County-by-County Page for Simpson.
Cemeteries Near Simpson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpson.
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 Simpson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simpson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Woodward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aimwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Molly Alston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Simpson had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Rockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Rion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Lever ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lever is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lever
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Adger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Sharp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bookman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Wallaceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Killian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpson.
Newspapers Published in Simpson ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpson, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpson.
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 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 Simpson:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Richland County
- Union 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 Simpson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Simpson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |