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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 Harris Town (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 Harris Town. 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 and doctors 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.

Harris Town is located in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Harris Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris Town, with the one closest to Harris Town listed first.
    • Saint Stephen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Russellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Alvin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Alvin is also located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Bonneau
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonneau is also located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonneau <1>
    • Judge Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Judge Town is also located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Region Town was located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wrangle Town was located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Pinopolis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethera
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eadytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eadytown is also located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris Town, with the one closest to Harris Town listed first.
    • Awendaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Pineland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris Town, with the one closest to Harris Town listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Jordan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Davis Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Summerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris Town, with the one closest to Harris Town listed first.
    • Summerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Ridgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris Town, with the one closest to Harris Town listed first.
    • Andrews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sampit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Willie Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris Town, with the one closest to Harris Town listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ferguson was located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Holly Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris Town, with the one closest to Harris Town listed first.
    • Lane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek was located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Greeleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Salters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kingstree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Snow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Cades
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Nesmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Indiantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown

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

Cemeteries Near Harris Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harris Town.

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 Harris Town - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Keller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Betaw Plantation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Russellville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mudlake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Full Gospel Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Bonneau Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Black Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Saint Stephen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonneau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonneau is also located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneau
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonneau <1>
  • Alvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alvin is also located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Macbeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Macbeth is also located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Suttons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Lane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Trio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
  • Bethera
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moncks Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greeleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Eadytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eadytown is also located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Salters Depot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Salters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Earle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Palmerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Palmerville is also located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville

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

Newspapers Published in Harris Town ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harris Town, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harris Town.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Harris Town:

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>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 Harris Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Harris Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.