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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Cedar Swamp (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 Cedar Swamp. 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 and 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.

Cedar Swamp is located in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Cedar Swamp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Swamp, with the one closest to Cedar Swamp listed first.
    • Indiantown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Nesmith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kingstree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stuckey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Snow Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Cades
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Hemingway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Moore Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Swamp, with the one closest to Cedar Swamp listed first.
    • Alvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Saint Stephen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Judge Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonneau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Swamp, with the one closest to Cedar Swamp listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • New Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Turbeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Swamp, with the one closest to Cedar Swamp listed first.
    • Wren Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Johnsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Scranton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Coward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Friendfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Pamplico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Olanta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Effingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Swamp, with the one closest to Cedar Swamp listed first.
    • Andrews
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willie Towne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Allentown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Carters Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Sampit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Campfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Georgetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Steele Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
  • Horry County
    • Brownway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Swamp, with the one closest to Cedar Swamp listed first.
    • Gresham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Swamp, with the one closest to Cedar Swamp listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Swamp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Swamp.

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 Cedar Swamp - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Fowler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Indiantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Bloomingvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
  • Morrisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Kingstree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Salters Depot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cades
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
  • Earle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Rhems
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rhems is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhems
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Lane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Swamp ...

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 Cedar Swamp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Swamp, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Swamp.

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 Cedar Swamp:

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 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.
<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 Cedar Swamp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Swamp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.