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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 Davistown (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 Davistown. 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 and 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.

Davistown 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 Davistown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davistown:

  • Florence County     (The home county of Davistown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Pamplico
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Hannah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Effingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
    • Mars Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
    • Park City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Scranton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Danwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Syracuse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Mont Clare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Latta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Galivants Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Aynor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Brownway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Cochran Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
    • White Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
    • Conway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Tabernacle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Gresham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centenary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Laughlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nichols
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Cades
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Kingstree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County

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

Cemeteries Near Davistown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davistown.

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

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aimwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aimwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aimwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Branch Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Friendfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hebron Baptist Church 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.<4>

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

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

  • Hyman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Blossom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Tabernacle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Bostick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
  • Friendfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Eulonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
  • Claussen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
    • Claussen is located in Florence County
  • Hannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Centenary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Coward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Laughlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Laughlin is located in Marion County
  • Brittons Neck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Effingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Davistown ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davistown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davistown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davistown.

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 helpful 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 Davistown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davistown. 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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Davistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Davistown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0229, Longitude: -79.5312       In this case, the coordinates for Davistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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