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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 Garnett (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 Garnett. 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 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.

Garnett is located in Hampton 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 Hampton County: Effingham (GA), Screven (GA), Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton & Jasper.

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

  • Hampton County     (The home county of Garnett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Scotia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Furman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Estill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Luray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gifford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barkerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Varnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Early Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brunson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pond Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Crocketville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Miley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Allendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hardeeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Okatie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Lobeco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pritchardville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Islandton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Pineland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tillman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bulloch County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Hubert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County (GA)
    • Leefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County (GA)
    • Brooklet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklet
      • Brooklet is located in Bulloch County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklet <1>
    • Clito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County (GA)
  • Chatham County (GA)
    • Port Wentworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
      • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <1>
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Clyo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Haddonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Egypt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Guyton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Rincon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
    • Exley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Marlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnett, with the one closest to Garnett listed first.
    • Newington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <1>
    • Oliver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <1>
    • Captolo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captolo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
      • Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Sylvania
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <1>
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Cooperville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Dover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hilltonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Zeigler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in Garnett ...

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 Garnett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garnett, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garnett.

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 Garnett:

Cemeteries Near Garnett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garnett.

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

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

  • Black Swamp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Swamp Cemetery
  • Bostic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostic Cemetery
  • Black Swamp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Swamp Cemetery
  • Horse Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Pond Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
  • Millpond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millpond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millpond Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Ryal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryal Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Solomons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomons Cemetery
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Breeler Field Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breeler Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breeler Field Cemetery
    • Metzger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metzger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metzger Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery

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>

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

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

  • Brighton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Hampton County
  • Scotia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shirley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Hampton County
  • Stafford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Hampton County
  • Clyo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eneck ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eneck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
    • Eneck is located in Screven County (GA)
  • Oaky
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
    • Oaky is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Estill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tillman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peeples ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
    • Peeples is located in Hampton County
  • Horsegall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horsegall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
    • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
  • Luray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stillwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Stillwell is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Egypt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garnett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.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>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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 from Point A (ie- Garnett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6065, Longitude: -81.2433    
<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 Garnett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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