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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 Drigger Crossroads (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 Drigger Crossroads. 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.

Name Variations for Drigger Crossroads ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Drigger Crossroad.

  • A typical abbreviation for Drigger Crossroads: Drigger Xrds.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

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

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Drigger Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drigger Crossroads, with the one closest to Drigger Crossroads listed first.
    • Round O
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Walterboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Canadys
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ritter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Jacksonboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ruffin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Williams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Johnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Bamberg County
    • Ehrhardt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drigger Crossroads, with the one closest to Drigger Crossroads listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lobeco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Seabrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drigger Crossroads, with the one closest to Drigger Crossroads listed first.
    • Washington Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Sandridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Ladson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Caromi Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drigger Crossroads, with the one closest to Drigger Crossroads listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Adams Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Meggett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edisto Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drigger Crossroads, with the one closest to Drigger Crossroads listed first.
    • Grover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Reevesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowertown Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Harleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chandler Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drigger Crossroads, with the one closest to Drigger Crossroads listed first.
    • Early Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Barkerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Miley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Crocketville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Varnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drigger Crossroads, with the one closest to Drigger Crossroads listed first.
    • Branchville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sixty Six
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Drigger Crossroads ...

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 Drigger Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drigger Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drigger Crossroads.

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 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 Drigger Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near Drigger Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drigger Crossroads.

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

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

  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
  • Liveoak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
  • Round O Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round O Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round O Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Gruber Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruber Cemetery
    • Hiott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiott Cemetery
    • Bridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge 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.<4>

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

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

  • Walterboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cottageville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Drawdy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Ritter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Hendersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
  • Jacksonboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ashepoo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
  • White Hall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Reevesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Salkehatchie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salkehatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Islandton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Yemassee
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Drigger Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drigger Crossroads.

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drigger Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drigger Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9292, Longitude: -80.5796    
<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 Drigger Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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