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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 Givhan Ferry (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 Givhan Ferry. 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 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.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Givhan Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givhan Ferry, with the one closest to Givhan Ferry listed first.
    • Ridgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Flowertown Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Grover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chandler Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Reevesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givhan Ferry, with the one closest to Givhan Ferry listed first.
    • Washington Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Sandridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Highland Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Ladson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Caromi Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Camelot Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Mount Holly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Goose Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hanahan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tarry Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Cross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moncks Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givhan Ferry, with the one closest to Givhan Ferry listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Ravenel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Adams Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hollywood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
    • North Charleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Grove Creek Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Johns Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Charles Towne Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givhan Ferry, with the one closest to Givhan Ferry listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Round O
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Canadys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Drawdy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Johnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Green Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Smoaks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givhan Ferry, with the one closest to Givhan Ferry listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Possum Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Eutawville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bowman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Vance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Branchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Givhan Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Givhan Ferry.

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

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

  • Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Muckenfuss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muckenfuss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muckenfuss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bonnerest Garden Of The Resurrection Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rumph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cypress Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Givhan Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Givhan Ferry.

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

  • Ridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottageville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Long Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Sandridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Ladson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Walterboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Drawdy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Jacksonboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Reevesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Otranto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mount Holly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Holly Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ritter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter 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 Givhan Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Givhan Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Givhan Ferry ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Givhan Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Givhan Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Givhan Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Givhan Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Givhan Ferry. 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>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>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.
<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 Givhan Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Givhan Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Givhan Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0304, Longitude: -80.3912       In this case, the coordinates for Givhan Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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