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 Eagle Point (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 Eagle Point. 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 Eagle Point ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Eagle Point: Eagle Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eagle Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Point.
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 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.
Eagle Point 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 Eagle Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Point:
- Clarendon County (The home county of Eagle Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Shad Moss village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Davis Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Alcolu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Panola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Paxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gable
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- New Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Eadytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Judge Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
- Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
- Sandridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Bonneau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alvin is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Moncks Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Harleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Ferguson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Eutawville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Possum Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Santee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Parler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
- Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wells is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Elloree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bowman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Pinewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Privateer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Ashley Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- East Sumter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- South Sumter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Sumter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cane Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Sumter Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Greeleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Salters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kingstree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Cades
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagle Point, see our County-by-County Page for Eagle Point.
Cemeteries Near Eagle Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Point.
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 Eagle Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagle Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Walter Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Site of Francis Marion Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mahan Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Eagle Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagle Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Point, with the one closest to Eagle Point listed first.
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eadytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Davis Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Summerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greeleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Alcolu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Connors ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Connors is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Stephen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagle Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Point.
Newspapers Published in Eagle Point ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Point, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Point.
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 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 Eagle Point:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Clarendon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Calhoun County
- Dorchester 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> | 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 Eagle Point, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagle Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |