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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 Durant (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 Durant. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Durant is located in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County: Berkeley, Calhoun, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter & Williamsburg.

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

  • Clarendon County     (The home county of Durant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Gable
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sardinia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Alcolu
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Zion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Turbeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Manning
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Paxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Silver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Davis Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Panola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Eadytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eadytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Judge Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Pineville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Lamar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Syracuse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Olanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Cartersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Lake City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Wren Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Timmonsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Danwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Atkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Lynchburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Elliott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Manville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Alcot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Parler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Santee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • East Sumter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Oswego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Privateer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durant, with the one closest to Durant listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Moore Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Greeleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cades
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kingstree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salters
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Durant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durant.

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

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

  • Hodges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibbons Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lees Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lees Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brogden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manning Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Biggers AME Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brewington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Sardinia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brogdon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
    • Brogdon is located in Sumter County
  • Harvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
    • Harvin is located in Clarendon County
  • Alcolu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Manning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Seloc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seloc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
    • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
  • Shiloh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Mayesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tindal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tindal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
  • Foreston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
    • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
  • Mouzon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouzon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oswego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Atkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Privateer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in Durant ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durant, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Durant:

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

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>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Durant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Durant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8299, Longitude: -80.1542       In this case, the coordinates for Durant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Durant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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