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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Durant is located in Clarendon 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 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)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- 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)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Silver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Davis Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shad Moss village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
- Panola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- 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)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Eadytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Judge Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
- 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)
- Alexander Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- 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)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Cartersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cusac Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wren Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- 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)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- 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)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bishopville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alcot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- 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)
- Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Parler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
- Santee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- East Sumter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Mayesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- South Sumter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ashley Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Oswego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Privateer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Hobbs Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Cane Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- 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)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Moore Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- 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)
- Lane is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- 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.
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 Durant - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibbons Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brogden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Biggers AME Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brewington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 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)
- Brogdon is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
- Harvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvin is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
- 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)
- Seloc is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Mayesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tindal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tindal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
- Foreston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Foreston is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Mouzon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oswego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Privateer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
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]<3>. 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 turn to 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:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Clarendon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Lee County
- Orangeburg County
- Sumter County
- Williamsburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Durant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |