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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Half Moon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Half Moon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Half Moon, please Contact Us.

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 Half Moon (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 Half Moon. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Half Moon is historic, it would have been located within present day Florence 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 Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of Half Moon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Half Moon, with the one closest to Half Moon listed first.
    • Hannah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Johnsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pamplico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wren Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Friendfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Coward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Effingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Danwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Half Moon, with the one closest to Half Moon listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • New Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Turbeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sardinia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Half Moon, with the one closest to Half Moon listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Allentown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Willie Towne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Andrews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Campfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Half Moon, with the one closest to Half Moon listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Brownway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Aynor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Galivants Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cochran Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
    • White Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
    • Conway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bucksport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
    • Allen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Half Moon, with the one closest to Half Moon listed first.
    • Gresham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Centenary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laughlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Half Moon, with the one closest to Half Moon 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Half Moon, with the one closest to Half Moon listed first.
    • Indiantown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Stuckey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Hemingway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nesmith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cades
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Moore Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Snow Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Kingstree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 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 <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Half Moon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Half Moon.

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 Half Moon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Landing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Landing Cemetery
    • The Old Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Ola Neck Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
    • Stone Family Cemetery
    • Stone Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338731 <3>
  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Baxley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New Prospect FWB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hanna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaddy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaskins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Power - DuRant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery South
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Branch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is located in Salem.
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71291 <3>

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.

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

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

  • Hannah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Blossom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Johnsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bostick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
  • Indiantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Hyman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
  • Friendfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brittons Neck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
  • Scranton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fowler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Eulonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cades
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Coward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome

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

Newspapers Published in Half Moon ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Half Moon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Half Moon, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Half Moon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Half Moon:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Half Moon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Half Moon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.