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Introduction ...

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

We've added Cow Tail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cow Tail, 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 Cow Tail (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 Cow Tail. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Cow Tail is historic, it would have been located within present day Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Cow Tail)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Tail, with the one closest to Cow Tail listed first.
    • Saint George
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Summerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chandler Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Tail, with the one closest to Cow Tail listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bamberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Tail, with the one closest to Cow Tail listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Washington Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Cross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Ladson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Tail, with the one closest to Cow Tail listed first.
    • Cameron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Creston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Tail, with the one closest to Cow Tail listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Lincolnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Tail, with the one closest to Cow Tail listed first.
    • Canadys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sidney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Johnsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Smoaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Round O
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ruffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottageville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walterboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lodge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Drawdy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • Hampton County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cow Tail, with the one closest to Cow Tail listed first.
    • Branchville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Sixty Six
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Rowesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eutawville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
    • Santee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Parler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler

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

Cemeteries Near Cow Tail ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cow Tail.

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 Cow Tail - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Grace UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dukes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Appleby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Westbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Seigler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. George Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hagerman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Utsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heaton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Whitestone Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Reevesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
  • Branchville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cottageville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wells
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Sixty Six
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
  • Walterboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sandridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Connors ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
    • Dantzler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
    • Rowesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cow Tail ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cow Tail.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cow Tail, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cow Tail.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cow Tail:

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 Cow Tail, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cow Tail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.