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Introduction ...

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

We've added Black Tom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Tom, 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 Black Tom (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 Black Tom. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Black Tom is historic, it would have been located within present day Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Black Tom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Tom, with the one closest to Black Tom listed first.
    • Washington Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Highland Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Moncks Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarry Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Pinopolis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Caromi Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Ladson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Camelot Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Sandridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Goose Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cordesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bonneau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Tom, with the one closest to Black Tom listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Otranto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • North Charleston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Grove Creek Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Essex Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
    • Old Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
    • Charles Towne Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
    • Ravenel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Charleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Clarendon County
    • Shad Moss village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Tom, with the one closest to Black Tom listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Round O
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canadys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Jacksonboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Tom, with the one closest to Black Tom listed first.
    • Summerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Ridgeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chandler Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Flowertown Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Dorchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Reevesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Tom, with the one closest to Black Tom listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eutawville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Vance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Santee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Black Tom ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Tom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Tom, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Tom.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Black Tom:

Cemeteries Near Black Tom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Tom.

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 Black Tom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wassamassaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wassamassaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wassamassaw Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Rudd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rudd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rudd Cemetery
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
  • Appii Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appii Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appii Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Plantation Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plantation Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plantation Gardens Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna 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.

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

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

  • Long Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Summerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Strawberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
  • Moncks Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Holly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
  • Ladson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sandridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Otranto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
  • Macbeth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macbeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
  • Bonneau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belvedere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Eadytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eadytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Huger
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Black Tom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Tom.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

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

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 Black Tom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Black Tom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Tom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1335, Longitude: -80.1484       In this case, the coordinates for Black Tom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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