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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 Catfish 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 Catfish 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 Catfish 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 Catfish Landing: Catfish Lndg. (or less commonly used: Catfish 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 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.

Catfish Landing is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry & Williamsburg.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Catfish Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Landing, with the one closest to Catfish Landing listed first.
    • Gresham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabernacle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Centenary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Laughlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nichols
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Landing, with the one closest to Catfish Landing listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Landing, with the one closest to Catfish Landing listed first.
    • Latta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Floydale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Landing, with the one closest to Catfish Landing listed first.
    • Pamplico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hannah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Friendfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Effingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Danwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Jamestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Landing, with the one closest to Catfish Landing listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Catfish Landing, with the one closest to Catfish Landing listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Galivants Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aynor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Brownway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Cochran Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
    • White Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
    • Conway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gurley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Sumter County
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Catfish Landing, with the one closest to Catfish Landing listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Stuckey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Indiantown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cades
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Rome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Snow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Kingstree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Catfish Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catfish 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 Catfish Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ephesus Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aimwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aimwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aimwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Poston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prosser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prosser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prosser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is located in Salem.
    • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71291 <4>
  • Prospect UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kirton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Catfish Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Catfish Landing.

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

  • Bostick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
  • Blossom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Eulonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
  • Tabernacle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Hyman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Hannah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Brittons Neck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
  • Centenary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Friendfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Jordanville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
  • Gideon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Galivants Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Claussen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
      • Claussen is located in Florence County
    • Scranton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Catfish 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catfish Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catfish Landing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catfish Landing.

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 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 Catfish Landing:

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Catfish Landing, 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- Catfish Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catfish Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9671, Longitude: -79.4817       In this case, the coordinates for Catfish Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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