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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 Azalea 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 Azalea 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 Azalea 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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Azalea Estates: Azalea 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 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.

Azalea Estates is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Azalea Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Azalea Estates, with the one closest to Azalea Estates listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowertown Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Chandler Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Ridgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Grover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Reevesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Azalea Estates, with the one closest to Azalea Estates listed first.
    • Washington Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Highland Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Ladson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caromi Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Camelot Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Mount Holly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Goose Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarry Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Hanahan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moncks Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Azalea Estates, with the one closest to Azalea Estates listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Otranto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • North Charleston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Ravenel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Essex Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Grove Creek Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Old Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Hollywood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Charles Towne Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Azalea Estates, with the one closest to Azalea Estates listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Round O
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Jacksonboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Canadys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Drawdy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Walterboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ritter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Azalea Estates, with the one closest to Azalea Estates listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Eutawville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Vance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Azalea Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Azalea 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.

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 Azalea Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Murray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jedburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Boone Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Summerville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...
    • Huff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pear Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Williams 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.<3>

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

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

  • Summerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ladson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Ridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Holly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Otranto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Strawberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Belvedere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
  • Moncks Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Cottageville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harleyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Macbeth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
    • Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Azalea 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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Azalea Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Azalea Estates, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Azalea 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 websites either 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 Azalea Estates:

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 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.
<3>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 Azalea Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Azalea Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.