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 Wolfton (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 Wolfton. 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 doctors and 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.
Wolfton is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.
Below are the counties that are near Wolfton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolfton:
- Orangeburg County (The home county of Wolfton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bolen Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
- Livingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Edisto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
- Orangeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Neeses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wren Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Brookdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Wilkinson Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Salley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wagener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Seivern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Kitchings Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
- Bamberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Bamberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Govan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Govan is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Olar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Whaley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Blackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reynold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Hilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Saint Matthews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lancaster County
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Swansea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pelion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Pineridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- South Congaree
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Cayce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- West Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Pinewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Gadsden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hopkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bruner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Arthurtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Eastover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Valencia Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Hollywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Brickyard Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Sumter County
- Sumter Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolfton, see our County-by-County Page for Wolfton.
Cemeteries Near Wolfton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolfton.
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 Wolfton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolfton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Limestone UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amaker - Jeffcoat - Harley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephen Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Canaan UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Orangeburg.
- The Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Double Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69889 <3>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Wolfton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolfton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolfton, with the one closest to Wolfton listed first.
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Jamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Saint Matthews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Felder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felder is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
- Sawyerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sawyerdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerdale
- Rowesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Salley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whaley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolfton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolfton.
Newspapers Published in Wolfton ...
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 Wolfton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolfton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolfton.
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 Wolfton:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Orangeburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Bamberg County
- Barnwell County
- Calhoun County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Richland County
- Sumter 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolfton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wolfton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |