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 Sturkeys Ferry (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 Sturkeys Ferry. 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 southeast 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 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.
Sturkeys Ferry is located in McCormick 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 McCormick County: Columbia (GA), Elbert (GA), Lincoln (GA), Abbeville, Edgefield & Greenwood.
Below are the counties that are near Sturkeys Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sturkeys Ferry:
- McCormick County (The home county of Sturkeys Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Parksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Clarks Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Cana ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Abbeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Belvedere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Colliers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Johnston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Verdery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Mathews Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Fairforest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Greenwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grendel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Ninety Six
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Kiokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Appling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maddox
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Snead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Grovetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dearing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Megahee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Bonair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Belair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- National Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Barton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Taliaferro County (GA)
- Raytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Warren County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Cadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadley is located in Warren County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Mesena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Tignall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lundberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sturkeys Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Sturkeys Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Sturkeys Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sturkeys Ferry.
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 Sturkeys Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sturkeys Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Republican Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hogan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Overbrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Badwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Rohoboth 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sturkeys Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sturkeys Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sturkeys Ferry, with the one closest to Sturkeys Ferry listed first.
- Double Branches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Plum Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Modoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Agnes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Eubank ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eubank is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
- Leathersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Lincolnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clay Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Cluese ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cluese is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
- Colliers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sturkeys Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sturkeys Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Sturkeys Ferry ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sturkeys Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sturkeys Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sturkeys Ferry.
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 Sturkeys Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to McCormick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- Greenwood County
- Columbia County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Wilkes 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sturkeys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sturkeys Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |