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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 Cainhoy (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 Cainhoy. 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 hospitals and 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.

Cainhoy is located in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Cainhoy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cainhoy, with the one closest to Cainhoy listed first.
    • Wando
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hanahan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Huger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Goose Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Holly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Camelot Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Cordesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tarry Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Caromi Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Ladson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Highland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Bethera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cainhoy, with the one closest to Cainhoy listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
    • Island-of-Palms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island-of-Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
      • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
    • Isle-of-Palms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • North Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sullivan's Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Charleston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Old Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
    • Otranto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Charles Towne Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
    • Awendaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cainhoy, with the one closest to Cainhoy listed first.
    • Chandler Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Flowertown Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Ridgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Cainhoy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cainhoy.

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

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

  • Wando Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wando Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wando Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nelliefield Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelliefield Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelliefield Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Simmons Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303669 <4>
  • Wappetow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wappetow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wappetow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Venning Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Venning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yeamans Hall Plantation Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeamans Hall Plantation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeamans Hall Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Apple Old Field Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apple Old Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apple Old Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Riverview Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Adverse Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adverse Cemetery
      • The Adverse Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Citadel Square Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69384 <4>
    • Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Cainhoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cainhoy.

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

  • Wando
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belvedere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Huger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Otranto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
  • Mount Holly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
  • James Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Strawberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
  • Ladson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethera
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Summerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Moncks Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McClellanville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Honey Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
      • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County

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

Newspapers Published in Cainhoy ...

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 208 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cainhoy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cainhoy, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cainhoy.

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 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 Cainhoy:

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

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 Cainhoy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cainhoy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cainhoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9293, Longitude: -79.8312       In this case, the coordinates for Cainhoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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