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 Spring Hill (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 Spring Hill. 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 and hospitals 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.
Spring Hill is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Kershaw & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Hill:
- Lee County (The home county of Spring Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Manville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bishopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alcot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield County
- McBee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Paxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gable
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alcolu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turbeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Lydia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- North Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Alexander Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Fairfield County
- Smallwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Cartersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Timmonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sardis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Shepard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Cassatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Spring Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lugoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethune
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pine Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Elgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Eastover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Gadsden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Woodfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Pinewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Capitol View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Hopkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Rembert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Horatio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Oswego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Stateburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Sumter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Hill.
Cemeteries Near Spring Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Hill.
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 Spring Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McLeod Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rembert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whilden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCaskill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boykin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Pate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McLellan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Spring Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Rembert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Boykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boykin is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Hagood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hagood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Catchall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Bishopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Cane Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mayesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dekalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
- Tillers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tillers Ferry is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillers Ferry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Hill.
Newspapers Published in Spring Hill ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Hill.
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 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 Spring Hill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Clarendon County
- Darlington County
- Fairfield County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Richland County
- Sumter 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 Spring Hill, 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- Spring Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |