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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 Carter 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 Carter 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 Carter 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Carter Landing: Carter Lndg. (or less commonly used: Carter Lndng.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Carter Landing is located in Dillon 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 Dillon County: Columbus (NC), Robeson (NC), Florence, Horry, Marion & Marlboro.

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

  • Dillon County     (The home county of Carter Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Latta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Floydale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Minturn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
      • Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Mont Clare
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Dovesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dovesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Society Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
    • Mars Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
    • Pamplico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Park City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Quinby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Siesta Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Danwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Florence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Hannah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Galivants Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Aynor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cool Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Lee County
    • Lynchburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Laughlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Sellers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Centenary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gresham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nichols
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Marlboro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
    • Drake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Marlboro County
    • Blenheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Clio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Marlboro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
  • Sumter County
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Moore Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Hemingway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Stuckey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Cades
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carter Landing, with the one closest to Carter Landing listed first.
    • Marietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Rowland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Carter 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carter Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carter Landing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carter Landing.

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 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 Carter Landing:

Cemeteries Near Carter Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carter 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.

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

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

  • Spencer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Springville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springville Cemetery
  • Salem UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Florence.
    • The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Claussen Cemetery
    • Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331293 <4>
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
  • Spring Branch Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
  • Moody Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Kirton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirton Cemetery
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (381 more) ...
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Haselden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haselden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haselden Cemetery
    • Grimsley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimsley Cemetery

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

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

  • Claussen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
    • Claussen is located in Florence County
  • Laughlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Laughlin is located in Marion County
  • Mars Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
    • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
  • Tabernacle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hyman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Sellers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Howe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Florence County
  • Effingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Blossom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Centenary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Florence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eulonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
      • Eulonia is located in Marion County
    • Latta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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>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 from Point A (ie- Carter Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carter Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1460, Longitude: -79.5437       In this case, the coordinates for Carter Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Carter Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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