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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 Burr Hill (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 Burr Hill. 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.

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

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Burr Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burr Hill, with the one closest to Burr Hill listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Round O
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Sidney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Drawdy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Walterboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Canadys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ritter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Green Pond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Ruffin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burr Hill, with the one closest to Burr Hill listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomotley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sheldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lobeco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burr Hill, with the one closest to Burr Hill listed first.
    • Washington Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Ladson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Sandridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Caromi Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Camelot Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Goose Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Hanahan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burr Hill, with the one closest to Burr Hill listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Adams Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Hollywood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Edisto Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johns Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burr Hill, with the one closest to Burr Hill listed first.
    • Grover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowertown Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Saint George
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Harleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Summerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Reevesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandler Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burr Hill, with the one closest to Burr Hill listed first.
    • Early Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barkerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Miley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burr Hill, with the one closest to Burr Hill listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Branchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells

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

Cemeteries Near Burr Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burr Hill.

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 Burr Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Adams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Round O Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Isaac Hayne Tomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gruber Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

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

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

  • Cottageville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Drawdy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • Walterboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ritter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Jacksonboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashepoo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
  • Green Pond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hendersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Ridgeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Harleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Reevesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Summerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Salkehatchie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
    • Ladson
      (23 miles [37 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 Burr Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burr Hill.

Newspapers Published in Burr Hill ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burr Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burr Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burr Hill.

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 Burr Hill:

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