Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Swansea had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Swansea had a population of 986 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Woodford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pineridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sawyerdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wagener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Hopkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seivern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Matthews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Congaree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Congaree is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
- Leaphart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leaphart is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Samaria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
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 Swansea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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