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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 Burtons Ferry (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 Burtons Ferry. 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 Burtons Ferry ...

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.

While the name of this community is Burtons Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Burtons Ferry may originally have been Burton's Ferry.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Burtons Ferry might be written as Burton Ferry.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Burtons Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burtons Ferry.

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 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.

Burtons Ferry 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 Burtons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burtons Ferry:

  • Allendale County     (The home county of Burtons Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Martin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Allendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ulmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Bush ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bush is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Cowden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Olar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
    • Govan
      (27 miles [43.5 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)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Hattieville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Kline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Snelling
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hilda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Gifford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Luray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brunson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Estill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Hampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Scotia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Crocketville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Varnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Furman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Miley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Garnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Girard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <2>
    • Sardis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
    • Munnerlyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
    • Thomas Station
      (28 miles [45.1 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
  • Jenkins County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Perkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Millen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Millen is located in Jenkins County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millen <2>
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Ferry, with the one closest to Burtons Ferry listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Hiltonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilltonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Sylvania
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <2>
    • Zeigler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Captolo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Newington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cooperville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Rocky Ford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cameron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Oliver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oliver is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Burtons Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burtons Ferry.

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 Burtons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Big Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Magdalene Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garvin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dalton MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Striker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garvin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Millhaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
  • Bascom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bascom is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
  • Allendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hattieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Peeples ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Peeples is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
  • Girard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <2>
  • Sylvania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <2>
  • Fairfax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sardis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
  • Gifford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Luray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sycamore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Robbins ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Robbins is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
    • Dunbarton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Zeigler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler

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

Newspapers Published in Burtons Ferry ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burtons Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burtons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burtons Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Burtons Ferry:

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