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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 Duncan Chapel (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 Duncan Chapel. 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 hospitals and 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.

Duncan Chapel is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Duncan Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Chapel, with the one closest to Duncan Chapel listed first.
    • Saint George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harleyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Summerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Chapel, with the one closest to Duncan Chapel listed first.
    • Bamberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ehrhardt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Chapel, with the one closest to Duncan Chapel listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Cross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Washington Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Pinopolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Chapel, with the one closest to Duncan Chapel listed first.
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Creston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Saint Matthews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston County
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Chapel, with the one closest to Duncan Chapel listed first.
    • Summerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Panola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Davis Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shad Moss village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Silver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Jordan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Chapel, with the one closest to Duncan Chapel listed first.
    • Canadys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Johnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Sidney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Smoaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Round O
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ruffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottageville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Walterboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Chapel, with the one closest to Duncan Chapel listed first.
    • Wells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Bowman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Vance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Santee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Green Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Eutawville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Branchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sixty Six
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Elloree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rowesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Duncan Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan Chapel.

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 Duncan Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Second Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Duncan Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Field UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moorer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorer Cemetery
    • The Moorer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moore Cemetery
    • Willie Moorer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70704 <2>
  • Murcheys Landing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shuler - Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Rigby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. George Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dantzler - Hart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Reevesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dantzler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Felderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
  • Vance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Sandridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Branchville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sixty Six
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Elloree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Duncan Chapel ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncan Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncan Chapel, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duncan Chapel.

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 Duncan Chapel:

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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Duncan Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Duncan Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.