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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Deer Park (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 Deer Park. 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.

Deer Park is located in Charleston 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 Charleston County: Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester & Georgetown.

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

  • Charleston County     (The home county of Deer Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
    • Otranto
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Lincolnville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • North Charleston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Grove Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Essex Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Old Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Charles Towne Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Charleston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • James Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • James Island is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
    • Johns Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ravenel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
    • Camelot Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Goose Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Caromi Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Ladson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Holly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Hanahan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tarry Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Washington Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Wando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Moncks Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cordesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Huger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Round O
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Sidney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
    • Chandler Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Summerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Ridgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Deer Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Park.

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 Deer Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. James Goose Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carolina Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • The Droze Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • The Droze Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yeamans Hall Plantation Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleton Place Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Castle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Otranto
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Ladson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Holly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Belvedere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
  • Summerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Long Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Wando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moncks Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • James Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • James Island is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
    • Huger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Macbeth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth

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

Newspapers Published in Deer Park ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Park, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Deer Park:

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 Deer Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deer Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.