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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 Coward (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 Coward. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Coward is located in Florence 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 Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of Coward)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Scranton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Danwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Wren Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Pamplico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Park City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Olanta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hannah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • New Zion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardinia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gable
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcolu
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Darlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mont Clare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • Dovesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dovesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Lydia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Galivants Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Atkins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Tabernacle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Gresham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Laughlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Centenary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sellers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coward, with the one closest to Coward listed first.
    • Moore Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Kingstree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stuckey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Hemingway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nesmith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Salters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Rome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Snow Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Greeleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Coward ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coward.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coward, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coward.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Coward:

Cemeteries Near Coward ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coward.

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

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

  • Tabernacle FWB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • White Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Broad Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Yarborough Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Shiloh Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gause Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gause Cemetery
  • Cockfield Landing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coward Cemetery
  • Olive Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
  • Mossy Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mossy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mossy Grove Cemetery
  • Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308455 <4>
  • Continue List   (273 more) ...
    • Flowers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Flowers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
    • High Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
    • Friendfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendfield 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coward had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Coward had a population of 766 people.

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

  • Scranton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Friendfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Effingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hyman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Blossom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Hannah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Howe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Florence County
  • Cades
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Claussen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
    • Claussen is located in Florence County
  • Sardis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
  • Ebenezer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bostick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
      • Bostick is located in Florence County
    • Timmonsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence
      (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 Coward. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coward.

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

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

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9721, Longitude: -79.7487    
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Coward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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