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 Cosby (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 Cosby. 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 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.
Cosby is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Chatham (GA), Effingham (GA), Beaufort & Hampton.
Below are the counties that are near Cosby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cosby:
- Jasper County (The home county of Cosby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Pineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Fairfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Hardeeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yemassee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tomotley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Okatie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
- Pritchardville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Lobeco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colleton County
- Islandton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Garnett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scotia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Furman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barkerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barkerville is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
- Barkerville has also been known as:
- Haywardville
- Varnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Early Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pond Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Crocketville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bulloch County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Hubert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Leefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Stilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Brooklet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clito
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Chatham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Port Wentworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Port Wentworth Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Effingham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Two Sisters Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Clyo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haddonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Guyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
- Rincon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
- Marlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Exley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Eden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Screven County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Newington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oliver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Captolo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Sylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Zeigler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cosby, see our County-by-County Page for Cosby.
Cemeteries Near Cosby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cosby.
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 Cosby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cosby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Black Swamp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bostic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Swamp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ryal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metzger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millpond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cosby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cosby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Garnett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clyo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Oaky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
- Eneck ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eneck is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
- Tillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peeples ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Peeples is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
- Stillwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Luray
(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 Cosby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cosby.
Newspapers Published in Cosby ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cosby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cosby, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cosby.
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 either 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 Cosby:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allendale County
- Beaufort County
- Colleton County
- Hampton County
- Bulloch County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Screven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 Cosby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cosby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |