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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 Dantzler (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 Dantzler. 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 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.

Dantzler is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Dantzler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
    • Wells
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Santee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Vance
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Parler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Green Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Elloree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eutawville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Possum Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Bowman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Wren Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Eadytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Judge Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Pinopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Russellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
    • Creston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
    • Summerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Davis Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Shad Moss village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Silver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Jordan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Paxville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcolu
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
    • Canadys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Johnsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Smoaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sumter Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
    • Privateer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Lakewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood

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

Cemeteries Near Dantzler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dantzler.

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

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

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

  • Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dantzler - Hart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shuler - Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Murcheys Landing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Felder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dantzler had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Felderville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Vance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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 <1>
  • Parler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Holly Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Elloree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Harleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sandridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Summerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Reevesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Rimini
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rimini is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini

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

Newspapers Published in Dantzler ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dantzler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dantzler, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dantzler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dantzler:

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 Dantzler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dantzler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.