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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Church Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Church Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Church Hill, please Contact Us.

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 Church Hill (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 Church Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Church Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Church Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
    • Tarry Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Moncks Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Holly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Highland Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Cordesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pinopolis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Camelot Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Caromi Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Goose Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Washington Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Ladson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hanahan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
    • Otranto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Lincolnville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Dorchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • North Charleston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grove Creek Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Essex Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Old Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Charles Towne Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Awendaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • The Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Pineland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
    • Summerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Possum Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Eutawville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Holly Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Church Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Church Hill.

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 Church Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Groomsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Goose Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Exeter Plantation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Laurens Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lewisfield Plantation Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantation Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Strawberry Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Westview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.

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

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

  • Strawberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Mount Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Moncks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Long Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Summerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Otranto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Macbeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Huger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Belvedere
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
  • Bonneau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bethera
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wando
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Alvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin

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

Newspapers Published in Church Hill ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Church Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Church Hill, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Church Hill.

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 Church Hill:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Church Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Church Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.