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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 Gettysville (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 Gettysville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Gettysville is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Gettysville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gettysville, with the one closest to Gettysville listed first.
    • Flowertown Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Ridgeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chandler Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Grover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Reevesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort County
    • Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gettysville, with the one closest to Gettysville listed first.
    • Ladson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Caromi Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Highland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Washington Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Camelot Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Goose Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hanahan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Tarry Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Moncks Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gettysville, with the one closest to Gettysville listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Ravenel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Hollywood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
    • Johns Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Grove Creek Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gettysville, with the one closest to Gettysville listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Round O
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Ritter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Canadys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Pond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruffin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Johnsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Edisto Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
      • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Orangeburg County
    • Holly Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Gettysville ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gettysville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gettysville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gettysville.

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 Gettysville:

Cemeteries Near Gettysville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gettysville.

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

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

  • Reeves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Rosom Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosom Hill Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
  • Round O Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round O Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round O Cemetery
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Ackerman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cottageville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Summerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Drawdy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Ashepoo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
  • Ladson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ritter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Walterboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Otranto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
  • Belvedere
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Long Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
      • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Mount Holly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Hendersonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
      • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County

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

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gettysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gettysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9018, Longitude: -80.3640       In this case, the coordinates for Gettysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Gettysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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