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Introduction ...

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

We've added Coalla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coalla, 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 Coalla (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 Coalla. 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 Coalla is historic, it would have been located within present day Allendale 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 Allendale County: Burke (GA), Screven (GA), Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton & Hampton.

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

  • Allendale County     (The home county of Coalla)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalla, with the one closest to Coalla listed first.
    • Allendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ulmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalla, with the one closest to Coalla listed first.
    • Olar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
    • Ehrhardt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Govan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Denmark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bamberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalla, with the one closest to Coalla listed first.
    • Kline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hilda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Snelling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Hattieville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Blackville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Reynold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Williston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalla, with the one closest to Coalla listed first.
    • Ashton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Lodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Islandton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Williams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Ruffin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Smoaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Johnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalla, with the one closest to Coalla listed first.
    • Brunson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gifford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pond Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Crocketville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Luray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Miley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Varnville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Estill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Scotia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Furman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Garnett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Early Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalla, with the one closest to Coalla listed first.
    • Girard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <2>
    • Sardis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coalla, with the one closest to Coalla listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Hilltonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sylvania
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <2>
    • Newington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Coalla ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coalla.

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 Coalla - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Allen Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Swallow Savannah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flowers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Folger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Magdalene Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

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

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

  • Fairfax
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Allendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sycamore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gifford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ulmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Luray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Crocketville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peeples ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Peeples is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
  • Miley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Varnville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Estill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Almeda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Almeda is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
    • Ashton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton

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

Newspapers Published in Coalla ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coalla.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coalla, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coalla.

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 helpful 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 Coalla:

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 Coalla, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coalla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.