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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 Woodhill Estates (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 Woodhill Estates. 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.

Name Variations for Woodhill Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodhill Estates: Woodhill Ests.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Woodhill Estates is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry & Sumter.

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Woodhill Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodhill Estates, with the one closest to Woodhill Estates listed first.
    • Valencia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
    • Capitol View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Arthurtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Hollywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
    • Forest Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Brickyard Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Columbia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Dentsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • Saint Matthews
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodhill Estates, with the one closest to Woodhill Estates listed first.
    • Smallwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Ridgeway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Jenkinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodhill Estates, with the one closest to Woodhill Estates listed first.
    • Elgin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Spring Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Lugoff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Lafayette Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodhill Estates, with the one closest to Woodhill Estates listed first.
    • Cayce
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <2>
    • West Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Glenn Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
      • Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
    • Pineridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • South Congaree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • Seven Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Irmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
    • Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Red Bank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Swansea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodhill Estates, with the one closest to Woodhill Estates listed first.
    • Peak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Little Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodhill Estates, with the one closest to Woodhill Estates listed first.
    • Woodford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • Jamison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodhill Estates, with the one closest to Woodhill Estates listed first.
    • Horatio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Stateburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Rembert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wedgefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
    • Cherryvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Cane Savannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Woodhill Estates ...

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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodhill Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodhill Estates, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodhill Estates.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Woodhill Estates:

Cemeteries Near Woodhill Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodhill Estates.

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 Woodhill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Childs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childs Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Olympia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olympia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olympia Cemetery
  • Reese Family Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Reese Family Plantation Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reese Family Plantation Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Arthurtown.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Family Plantation Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484545 <4>
  • Crescent Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crescent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crescent Hill Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
  • Taylor Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Burying Ground
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Hill AME Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leevy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Childs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Richland County
  • Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cayce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Cayce is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <2>
  • Hopkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Arthur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Lexington County
  • Weston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Richland County
  • Congaree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
    • Congaree is located in Richland County
  • Killian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Killian is located in Richland County
  • Leaphart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaphart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
    • Leaphart is located in Lexington County
  • Spring Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Lexington County
  • Gaston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sharp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
      • Sharp is located in Richland County
    • Pleasant ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
      • Pleasant is located in Richland County
    • Gadsden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Woodhill Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodhill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9782, Longitude: -80.9693       In this case, the coordinates for Woodhill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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 Woodhill Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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