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 Summer 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 Summer 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Summer Hill is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Summer Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summer Hill:
- Aiken County (The home county of Summer Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- North Augusta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belvedere
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Gloverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Warrenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edgefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Keysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Waynesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Memory Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arrow Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Snead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kiokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Appling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Dearing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Megahee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Augusta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- National Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rockbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Bonair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southgate Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Fairvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Pepperidge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Belair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summer Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Summer Hill.
Cemeteries Near Summer Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summer 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 Summer Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summer Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westover Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Memorial Park
- The Westover Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westover Memorial Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meeting Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Bath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Darling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Summer Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summer Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summer Hill, with the one closest to Summer Hill listed first.
- Hamburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Augusta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poverty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Wheless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Beech Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Martinez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Lamkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summer Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summer Hill.
Newspapers Published in Summer 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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summer Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summer Hill, 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 Summer Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Summer Hill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond 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 Summer 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- Summer Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |