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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 Blakely (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 Blakely. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Blakely is located in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Blakely)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
    • Lane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Salters
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingstree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Greeleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indiantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Moore Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Hemingway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
    • Alvin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Harris Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Saint Stephen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Judge Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bonneau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrangle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Bethera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Eadytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eadytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Shad Moss village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • New Zion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
    • Wren Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Scranton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
    • Andrews
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Willie Towne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
    • Sampit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Carters Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Campfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Steele Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
  • Orangeburg County
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County

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

Cemeteries Near Blakely ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blakely.

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

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

  • Sutton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Gully Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Gully Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Gully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marion Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keller Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Betaw Plantation Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betaw Plantation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betaw Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery is located
    • The Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bird Pond Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69565 <4>
  • Bloomingvale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomingvale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomingvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McClary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Edens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elim Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Trio
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
  • Suttons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
  • Earle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
  • Lane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Salters Depot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salters Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomingvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
    • Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
  • Cooper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
  • Alvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
  • Saint Stephen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingstree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Morrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fowler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Greeleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Georgetown County

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

Newspapers Published in Blakely ...

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 Blakely.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blakely, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blakely.

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 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 Blakely:

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

The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/

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>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.
<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>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 Blakely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blakely) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blakely. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4946, Longitude: -79.7567       In this case, the coordinates for Blakely have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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