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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 Windy Hills (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 Windy Hills. 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 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.

Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Windy Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Orangeburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Brookdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Stilton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Edisto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wren Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jamison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cordova
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolen Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Rowesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Salley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wagener
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Bamberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Govan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Ehrhardt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Whaley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Blackville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Elko
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Cameron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Creston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Panola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Summerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Johnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint George
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Swansea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
    • Pelion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
    • Pineridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Styx ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Styx have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
      • Styx is located in Lexington County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Gadsden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Pinewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
    • Hopkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Eastover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bruner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hills, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumter Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County

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

Cemeteries Near Windy Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windy Hills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belleville Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleville Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belleville Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephen Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crestview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary AME Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary AME Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary AME Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Bull Swamp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Swamp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Windy Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windy Hills.

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

  • Stilton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
  • Felder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
    • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jamison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
  • Rowesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint Matthews
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • Sixty Six
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • North
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • North is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
  • Bowman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elloree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Branchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Felderville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
      • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Windy Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windy Hills.

Newspapers Published in Windy Hills ...

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 Windy Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windy Hills, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windy Hills.

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 Windy Hills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windy Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Windy Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windy Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windy Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5157, Longitude: -80.8743       In this case, the coordinates for Windy Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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