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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 Sweden (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 Sweden. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Sweden is located in Bamberg 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 Bamberg County: Allendale, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton & Orangeburg.

Below are the counties that are near Sweden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweden:

  • Bamberg County     (The home county of Sweden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Denmark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bamberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Govan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Ehrhardt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Salley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wagener
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Camp Rawls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Oakwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Seivern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Montmorenci
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Allendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Martin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Blackville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hilda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whaley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Reynold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Elko
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Barnwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Snelling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Kline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Lodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Johnsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Smoaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • Reevesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Swansea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pelion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gaston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Norway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Bolen Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
    • Neeses
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Livingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Cordova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Edisto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
    • North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
    • Rowesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Orangeburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sweden, see our County-by-County Page for Sweden.

Cemeteries Near Sweden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweden.

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 Sweden - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.

  • Jericho Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Denmark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Norway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bamberg County Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Capernaum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Log Bridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Two Mile Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackville City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Honeyford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Sweden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sweden.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.

  • Denmark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Whaley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Ashleigh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
  • Govan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
  • Elko
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Elko is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
  • Sawyerdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Felder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
    • North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
    • Salley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sweden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sweden.

Newspapers Published in Sweden ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweden, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweden.

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 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 Sweden:

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 Sweden, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.