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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 Hussertown (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 Hussertown. 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 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.

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

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Hussertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hussertown, with the one closest to Hussertown listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Cross
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Pinopolis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eadytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Moncks Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bonneau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pineville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Judge Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Russellville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hussertown, with the one closest to Hussertown listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Otranto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • North Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hussertown, with the one closest to Hussertown listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Davis Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Summerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Panola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Silver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Manning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hussertown, with the one closest to Hussertown listed first.
    • Canadys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottageville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Round O
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hussertown, with the one closest to Hussertown listed first.
    • Ridgeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Flowertown Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Saint George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chandler Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Grover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Reevesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hussertown, with the one closest to Hussertown listed first.
    • Eutawville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Possum Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Green Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Vance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Santee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bowman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Elloree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hussertown, with the one closest to Hussertown listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • 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 Hussertown, see our County-by-County Page for Hussertown.

Cemeteries Near Hussertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hussertown.

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

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

  • Sandridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grooms Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grooms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grooms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blaco Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaco Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaco Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pressley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pressley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pressley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mims Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mims Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mims Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rudd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rudd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rudd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rocks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Hussertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hussertown.

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

  • Sandridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Long Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connors have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
  • Holly Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eadytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eadytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
  • Moncks Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Vance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Wells
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
  • Summerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Macbeth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macbeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Strawberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Bonneau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dantzler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dantzler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
      • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Hussertown ...

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 Hussertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hussertown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hussertown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hussertown:

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<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 Hussertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hussertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hussertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2557, Longitude: -80.2581       In this case, the coordinates for Hussertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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