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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 Edisto Beach (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 Edisto Beach. 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 Edisto Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Edisto Beach: Edisto Bch.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Edisto Beach 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 Edisto Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edisto Beach:

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Edisto Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edisto Beach, with the one closest to Edisto Beach listed first.
    • Jacksonboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Pond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Ritter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Drawdy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edisto Beach, with the one closest to Edisto Beach listed first.
    • Fripp Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaufort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sangster Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangster Village
      • Sangster Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Polk Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
      • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Port Royal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Burton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Battery Marina Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
      • Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Lobeco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Shell Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Seabrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Sheldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edisto Beach, with the one closest to Edisto Beach listed first.
    • Edisto Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Seabrook Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kiawah Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Meggett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hollywood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ravenel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Johns Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Folly Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Essex Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County

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

Cemeteries Near Edisto Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edisto Beach.

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

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
  • Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whitemarsh Seabrook Plantation Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308181 <4>
  • Coffin Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffin Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffin Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fripp Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fripp Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fripp Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big House Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big House Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69563 <4>
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piedmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scottsville Baptist Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prices Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prices Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prices Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Mulberry Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parker Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coosaw Island Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coosaw Island Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coosaw Island 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.<5>

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

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

  • Frogmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
    • Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
  • Jacksonboro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Ashepoo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
  • Dale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Port Royal
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • James Island
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • White Hall
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Coosaw
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
    • Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
  • Ritter
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Sheldon
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Tomotley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomotley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County

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

Newspapers Published in Edisto Beach ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edisto Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edisto Beach, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edisto Beach.

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 Edisto Beach:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edisto Beach. 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>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>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 Edisto Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edisto Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edisto Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4918, Longitude: -80.3238       In this case, the coordinates for Edisto Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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