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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Horsegall (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 Horsegall. 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 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.

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

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

  • Hampton County     (The home county of Horsegall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsegall, with the one closest to Horsegall listed first.
    • Early Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Barkerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Varnville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Furman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Estill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crocketville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Luray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Scotia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gifford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pond Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Garnett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsegall, with the one closest to Horsegall listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Allendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Bamberg County
    • Ehrhardt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsegall, with the one closest to Horsegall listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tomotley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Sheldon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lobeco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seabrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
    • Burton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
    • Beaufort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shell Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsegall, with the one closest to Horsegall listed first.
    • Islandton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Ashton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • White Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Lodge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ruffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ritter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Walterboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Drawdy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Smoaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsegall, with the one closest to Horsegall listed first.
    • Pineland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tillman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horsegall, with the one closest to Horsegall listed first.
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Clyo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Haddonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Screven County (GA)
    • Newington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Horsegall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horsegall.

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 Horsegall - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Winn Wynn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Thames Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Peeples Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jerusalem Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • DeLoach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Ginn Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ginn Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginn Family Cemetery
    • Nixville Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

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

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

  • Cummings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cummings is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
  • Almeda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Almeda is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
  • Early Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Varnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stafford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stafford is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Davidson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Davidson is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Hampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yemassee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Estill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Luray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Crocketville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Salkehatchie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
    • Islandton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gifford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Horsegall ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horsegall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horsegall, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horsegall.

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 Horsegall:

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 Horsegall, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horsegall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.