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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 Davis Hill (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 Davis Hill. 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.

Davis Hill is located in Colleton 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 Colleton County: Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Davis Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Hill, with the one closest to Davis Hill listed first.
    • Round O
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Cottageville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Drawdy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Walterboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ritter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Canadys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • White Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Ruffin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • Ehrhardt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Hill, with the one closest to Davis Hill listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomotley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sheldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lobeco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seabrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Hill, with the one closest to Davis Hill listed first.
    • Washington Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Ladson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Sandridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Caromi Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Camelot Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Goose Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Hill, with the one closest to Davis Hill listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Adams Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Meggett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edisto Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Johns Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Essex Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Hill, with the one closest to Davis Hill listed first.
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Flowertown Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Reevesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Harleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Summerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Chandler Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Hill, with the one closest to Davis Hill listed first.
    • Early Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barkerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Miley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis Hill, with the one closest to Davis Hill listed first.
    • Branchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bowman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Davis Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Hill.

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 Davis Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Round O Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Liveoak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • White Meeting Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Isaac Hayne Tomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Providence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hiott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

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

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

  • Cottageville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Drawdy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • Walterboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ritter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Jacksonboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashepoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
  • Hendersonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Green Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • White Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Ridgeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reevesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Salkehatchie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Harleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Summerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Islandton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Davis Hill ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davis Hill.

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 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 Davis Hill:

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 Davis Hill, 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 from Point A (ie- Davis Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.