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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Yale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Yale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yale, please Contact Us.

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 Yale (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 Yale. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Yale is historic, it would have been located within present day Barnwell 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 Barnwell County: Burke (GA), Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg & Orangeburg.

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

  • Barnwell County     (The home county of Yale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
    • Barnwell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Reynold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Blackville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Snelling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Williston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Whaley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Hattieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Salley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Oakwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Kitchings Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • New Ellenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Talatha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • Perry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Montmorenci
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wagener
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bush ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bush is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Cowden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
    • Govan
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (10 miles [16.1 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 <2>
    • Denmark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bamberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ehrhardt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
    • Lodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
    • Brunson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pond Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Miley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gifford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Crocketville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Norway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cope
      (19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
    • Neeses
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Bolen Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
    • 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
    • Cordova
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North
      (26 miles [41.8 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 <2>
    • Edisto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
    • Branchville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rowesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Burke County (GA)
    • Girard
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
  • Screven County (GA)
    • Millhaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven

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

Cemeteries Near Yale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yale.

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 Yale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hope Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • County Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jowers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jowers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackville City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hair Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Pines Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Field Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Honeyford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Woods Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nimmons Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Capernaum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.

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

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

  • Ashleigh
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
  • Reynold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
  • Blackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snelling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Elko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Govan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Williston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Denmark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Whaley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • White Pond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White Pond is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
  • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ulmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenland ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland

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

Newspapers Published in Yale ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yale, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yale.

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 Yale:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Yale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.