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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 White Pond (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 White Pond. 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.

White Pond 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 White Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Pond:

  • Aiken County     (The home county of White Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Windsor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Kitchings Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Montmorenci
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ellenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Salley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicholson Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Talatha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Roseland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Camp Rawls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Wagener
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Martin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ulmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Allendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Govan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Bamberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Williston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elko
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Reynold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Whaley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Blackville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Snelling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Barnwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hattieville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Murphys Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Pelion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Swansea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Neeses
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Livingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Bolen Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
    • Woodford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Cope
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
  • Saluda County
    • Ridge Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Burke County (GA)
    • Girard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Pond, with the one closest to White Pond listed first.
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Augusta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near White Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Pond.

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 White Pond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • White Pond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sand Hill Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dorch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Goss Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jowers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frost Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Darien Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, White Pond had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Williston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Windsor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Oakwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Reynold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
  • Kitchings Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Walker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Whaley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Montmorenci
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Snelling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Ashleigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blackville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Salley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in White Pond ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Pond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Pond, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Pond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 White Pond:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Windsor and Williston. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 White Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.