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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 Johns Island 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 Johns Island 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.

Name Variations for Johns Island Ferry ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Johns Island Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johns Island Ferry may originally have been John's Island Ferry.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johns Island Ferry might be written as John Island Ferry.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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.

Johns Island Ferry is located in Charleston 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 Charleston County: Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester & Georgetown.

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

  • Charleston County     (The home county of Johns Island Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Island Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Island Ferry listed first.
    • Essex Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Johns Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Charles Towne Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Grove Creek Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Old Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
    • Dorchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • North Charleston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Charleston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • James Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
      • James Island is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
    • Meggett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Island Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Island Ferry listed first.
    • Hanahan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Camelot Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Caromi Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Goose Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Mount Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Wando
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarry Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Washington Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Cordesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Huger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moncks Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Island Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Island Ferry listed first.
    • Jacksonboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Edisto Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
      • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Cottageville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Round O
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Green Pond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Drawdy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Ritter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Island Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Island Ferry listed first.
    • Chandler Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Flowertown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Johns Island Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johns Island 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 Johns Island Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hughes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • Tomb of Colonel William Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomb of Colonel William Washington
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomb of Colonel William Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chaplin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaplin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Live Oak Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middleton Place Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Place Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Catholic Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Greek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greek Cemetery
      • The Greek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greek Orthodox Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • James Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Belvedere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
  • Otranto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
  • Ladson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Summerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Holly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Wando
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonboro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Strawberry
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
  • Ridgeville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cottageville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Ashepoo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
      • Ashepoo 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 Johns Island Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johns Island Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Johns Island 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 209 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johns Island Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johns Island Ferry, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johns Island 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 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 Johns Island Ferry:

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

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Johns Island Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Johns Island Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johns Island Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7860, Longitude: -80.1068       In this case, the coordinates for Johns Island Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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