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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 Coachmans Corners (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 Coachmans Corners. 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 Coachmans Corners ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Coachmans Corners: Coachmans Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Coachmans Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Coachmans Corners may originally have been Coachman's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Coachmans Corners might be written as Coachman Corners.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Coachmans Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coachmans Corners, with the one closest to Coachmans Corners listed first.
    • Flowertown Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Brownsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Chandler Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Ridgeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Summerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reevesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coachmans Corners, with the one closest to Coachmans Corners listed first.
    • Ladson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Washington Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Caromi Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Highland Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Camelot Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Goose Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hanahan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Tarry Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Moncks Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cordesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coachmans Corners, with the one closest to Coachmans Corners listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Ravenel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Otranto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Hollywood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Adams Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Meggett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • North Charleston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Essex Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
    • Charles Towne Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Grove Creek Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coachmans Corners, with the one closest to Coachmans Corners listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Round O
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Jacksonboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Canadys
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Walterboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ritter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Green Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Ruffin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Smoaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coachmans Corners, with the one closest to Coachmans Corners listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Eutawville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Possum Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Coachmans Corners ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coachmans Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coachmans Corners, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coachmans Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Coachmans Corners:

Cemeteries Near Coachmans Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coachmans Corners.

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

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
  • Rosom Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosom Hill Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
  • Boone Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Hill Cemetery
  • Summerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
  • Salters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salters Cemetery
  • Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jedburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jedburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jedburg Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson 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.<6>

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

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

  • Summerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cottageville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ladson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Long Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Otranto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
  • Jacksonboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Holly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Belvedere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Strawberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Harleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Drawdy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ashepoo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
      • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County

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

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Coachmans Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coachmans Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9679, Longitude: -80.3018       In this case, the coordinates for Coachmans Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Coachmans Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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