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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 Brockington (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 Brockington. 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 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.

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

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Brockington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Cades
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kingstree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Salters
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Greeleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Stuckey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Nesmith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Snow Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Hemingway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Saint Stephen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Harris Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Judge Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Alvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Eadytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Bonneau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • New Zion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Turbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Alcolu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Shad Moss village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Wren Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Scranton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Coward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Olanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Johnsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sardis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Pamplico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Effingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Andrews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Willie Towne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Allentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Carters Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Atkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Gresham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brockington, with the one closest to Brockington listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Mayesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Brockington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brockington.

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 Brockington - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Kingstree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cades
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fowler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Mouzon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
  • Salters Depot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Indiantown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Scranton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Greeleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
  • Cooper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Seloc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
    • New Zion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foreston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston

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

Newspapers Published in Brockington ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brockington, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brockington.

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 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 Brockington:

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>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- Brockington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Brockington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.