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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 Blake (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 Blake. 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.

Blake is located in Colleton 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 Colleton County: Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Blake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ritter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Islandton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Ruffin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Round O
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottageville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sidney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lobeco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seabrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Burton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Polk Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
      • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Beaufort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sangster Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangster Village
      • Sangster Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Battery Marina Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
      • Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Port Royal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Adams Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Edisto Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Meggett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Ravenel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester County
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
    • Barkerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Early Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Varnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crocketville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Miley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Furman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pond Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Estill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Scotia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Garnett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Luray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
    • Ridgeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tillman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people

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

Newspapers Published in Blake ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blake, 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 Blake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blake:

Cemeteries Near Blake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blake.

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

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

  • Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salkehatchie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salkehatchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salkehatchie Cemetery
  • Myrtle Grove Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Zahler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zahler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zahler Cemetery
  • Rose Hill at Laurel Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Searson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Crews Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crews Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Republican Hall Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Republican Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republican Hall Cemetery
  • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Liveoak Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Salvesbarg Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salvesbarg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salvesbarg 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 Blake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blake.

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

  • Salkehatchie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salkehatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
  • Tomotley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomotley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
  • White Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Yemassee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hendersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
  • Davidson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Hampton County
  • Green Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Coosaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
    • Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
  • Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ritter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Early Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ashepoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
      • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
    • Drawdy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Cummings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Cummings is located in Hampton County

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

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6918, Longitude: -80.7693       In this case, the coordinates for Blake 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Blake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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