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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 Belser Crossroads (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 Belser Crossroads. 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 Belser Crossroads ...

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 Belser Crossroads: Belser Xrds.

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 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.

Belser Crossroads is located in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County: Berkeley, Calhoun, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter & Williamsburg.

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

  • Clarendon County     (The home county of Belser Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belser Crossroads, with the one closest to Belser Crossroads listed first.
    • Summerton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Panola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Silver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Davis Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Paxville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Shad Moss village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Manning
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcolu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gable
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardinia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • New Zion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belser Crossroads, with the one closest to Belser Crossroads listed first.
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Cross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Judge Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Pineville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Russellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Stephen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belser Crossroads, with the one closest to Belser Crossroads listed first.
    • Creston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • Harleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belser Crossroads, with the one closest to Belser Crossroads listed first.
    • Parler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Santee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Elloree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Eutawville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Green Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Possum Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Holly Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bowman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belser Crossroads, with the one closest to Belser Crossroads listed first.
    • Eastover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gadsden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belser Crossroads, with the one closest to Belser Crossroads listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Privateer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Lakewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Cane Savannah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Wedgefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sumter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • East Sumter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Mulberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Cherryvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belser Crossroads, with the one closest to Belser Crossroads listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Belser Crossroads ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belser Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belser Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belser Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Belser Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near Belser Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belser Crossroads.

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 Belser Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
  • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
  • Ridgill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ridgill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484757 <4>
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
  • Home Branch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Branch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Santee First Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santee First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santee First Baptist 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 Belser Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belser Crossroads.

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

  • Saint Paul
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
  • Summerton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Panola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Panola is located in Clarendon County
  • Silver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Davis Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rimini
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimini have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • Rimini is located in Clarendon County
  • Parler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jordan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
  • Elloree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
  • Manning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Felderville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Alcolu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dantzler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dantzler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
      • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Harvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
      • Harvin is located in Clarendon County

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

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

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Belser Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belser Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6121, Longitude: -80.3934       In this case, the coordinates for Belser Crossroads 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 Belser Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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