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 Wexford (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 Wexford. 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 hospitals 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.
Wexford is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Wexford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wexford:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Wexford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Ruby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pageland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angelus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Cheraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McBee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Society Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- North Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Prestwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dovesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Pine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bethune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kershaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Primus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Oakhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Camp Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- McFarlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Peachland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Polkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Lilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Ansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Roper ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Cordova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Honey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Mangum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Rockingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbins Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ghio Scholl Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Ellerbe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County (NC)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Marshville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Rock Rest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Altan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Carmel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wexford, see our County-by-County Page for Wexford.
Cemeteries Near Wexford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wexford.
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 Wexford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wexford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Thompsons Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Griggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ruby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Croghan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davids Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Wexford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wexford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wexford, with the one closest to Wexford listed first.
- Ruby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Deep Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Hornsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- McFarlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Bay Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Paris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wexford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wexford.
Newspapers Published in Wexford ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wexford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wexford, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wexford.
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 Wexford:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Darlington County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Marlboro County
- Anson County
- Richmond County
- Stanly County
- Union 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 Wexford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wexford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |