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 Stoneboro (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 Stoneboro. 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.
Stoneboro is located in Kershaw 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 Kershaw County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Lancaster, Lee, Richland & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Stoneboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoneboro:
- Kershaw County (The home county of Stoneboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Cassatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lugoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bethune
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spring Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Great Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Lawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lando
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edgemoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Eureka Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Smith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Angelus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Pageland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McBee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Mitford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Adger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Woodward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Rion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Heath Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Bell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Primus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Camp Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Caskey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Richland County
- Blythewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Jaars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Waxhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Altan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carmel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stoneboro, see our County-by-County Page for Stoneboro.
Cemeteries Near Stoneboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoneboro.
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 Stoneboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stoneboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- First Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Stoneboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stoneboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoneboro, with the one closest to Stoneboro listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Kershaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Primus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Cantey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cantey is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantey
- Dekalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dekalb is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekalb
- Longtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Fort Lawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Caskey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoneboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoneboro.
Newspapers Published in Stoneboro ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoneboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stoneboro, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stoneboro.
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 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 Stoneboro:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Kershaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Fairfield County
- Lancaster County
- Richland County
- York 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> | 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 Stoneboro, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoneboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |