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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Styx. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Styx to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Styx, please Contact Us.
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 Styx (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 Styx. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Styx is historic, it would have been located within present day Lexington 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 Lexington County: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Styx. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Styx:
- Lexington County (The home county of Styx)
- The following are listed by their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- South Congaree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Pineridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Glenn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Arthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- Seivern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wagener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Rawls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
- Monetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kitchings Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
- Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
- Kinchens Mill
- Calhoun County
- Saint Matthews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Jenkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kershaw County
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- Little Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Pomaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- Woodford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Neeses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jamison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Bolen Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- Arthurtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Saint Andrews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Valencia Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Forest Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Capitol View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Brickyard Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Arcadia Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Dentsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Styx, see our County-by-County Page for Styx.
Cemeteries Near Styx ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Styx.
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 Styx - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Styx covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- Southland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Larkin Glen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baughman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sightler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hebron UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethany 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.
While we didn't find Styx in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Styx.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Styx, with the one closest to Styx listed first.
- Pineridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Arthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Leaphart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Irmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Swansea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ballentine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Bookman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Styx. See our List of 1890's Communities around Styx.
Newspapers Published in Styx ...
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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Styx.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Styx, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Styx.
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 helpful 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 Styx:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lexington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Calhoun County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Newberry County
- Orangeburg County
- Richland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Styx, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Styx) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |