Our Genealogy Helper
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 Browns Landing (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 Browns Landing. 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 Browns Landing ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Browns Landing: Browns Lndg. (or less commonly used: Browns Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Browns Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Browns Landing may originally have been Brown's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Landing might be written as Brown Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Browns Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Browns Landing.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Browns Landing is located in Allendale 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 Allendale County: Burke (GA), Screven (GA), Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton & Hampton.
Below are the counties that are near Browns Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browns Landing:
- Allendale County (The home county of Browns Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ulmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Talatha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- New Ellenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kathwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bamberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Olar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Govan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Govan is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Ehrhardt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Hattieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Kline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Barnwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elko
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Williston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reynold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Blackville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Hampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Brunson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gifford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Estill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crocketville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Miley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Varnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Girard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Thomas Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jenkins County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Perkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Richmond County (GA)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Screven County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Millhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Captolo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browns Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Browns Landing.
Cemeteries Near Browns Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns Landing.
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 Browns Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browns Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Furse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dalton MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Browns Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browns Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browns Landing, with the one closest to Browns Landing listed first.
- Hattieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Girard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Dunbarton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snelling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Bascom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bascom is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ulmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Sylvania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browns Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns Landing.
Newspapers Published in Browns Landing ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Browns Landing:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Allendale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Bamberg County
- Barnwell County
- Hampton County
- Burke County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Browns Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browns Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |