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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 Ferguson Landing (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 Ferguson Landing. 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 Ferguson Landing ...

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 Ferguson Landing: Ferguson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Ferguson Lndng.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ferguson Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ferguson Landing.

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 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.

Ferguson Landing is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Ferguson Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson Landing, with the one closest to Ferguson Landing listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Holly Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Santee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Parler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Elloree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bowman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wren Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson Landing, with the one closest to Ferguson Landing listed first.
    • Eadytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Pineville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Judge Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Russellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pinopolis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Stephen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bonneau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Moncks Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson Landing, with the one closest to Ferguson Landing listed first.
    • Creston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Charleston County
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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 Ferguson Landing, with the one closest to Ferguson Landing listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Summerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Silver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Manning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Paxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alcolu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gable
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sardinia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson Landing, with the one closest to Ferguson Landing listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Reevesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowertown Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson Landing, with the one closest to Ferguson Landing listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Privateer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Lakewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson Landing, with the one closest to Ferguson Landing listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingstree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ferguson Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferguson Landing.

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 Ferguson Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eutawville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Plantation Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pressley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bluefield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Ferguson Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferguson Landing.

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

  • Eadytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Vance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Holly Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Sandridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Summerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Dantzler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Parler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Felderville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
    • Harleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver

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

Newspapers Published in Ferguson Landing ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferguson Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferguson Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferguson Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ferguson Landing:

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 Ferguson Landing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ferguson Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.