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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 Fowler (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 Fowler. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Fowler is located in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Fowler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Indiantown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Cades
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingstree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nesmith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stuckey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Salters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Snow Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Hemingway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Rome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Lane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Greeleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Saint Stephen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Harris Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Judge Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • New Zion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turbeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gable
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Alcolu
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Manning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jordan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Shad Moss village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Wren Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Scranton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Johnsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Friendfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Pamplico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Olanta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Effingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Danwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Andrews
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Willie Towne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Allentown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Carters Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Sampit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Campfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Gresham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Centenary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Shiloh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh

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

Cemeteries Near Fowler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowler.

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 Fowler - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Swamp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson Chapel Missionary First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McClary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McClary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beth Or Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kingstree Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brockington Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Indiantown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greater St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fowler had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kingstree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Indiantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Cades
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Salters Depot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
  • Morrisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mouzon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
  • Hannah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Scranton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Trio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Rome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Lane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Fowler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fowler.

Newspapers Published in Fowler ...

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 Fowler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowler, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowler.

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 websites either 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 Fowler:

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 Fowler, 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' (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- Fowler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.