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 Limehouse (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 Limehouse. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Limehouse is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Chatham (GA), Effingham (GA), Beaufort & Hampton.
Below are the counties that are near Limehouse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Limehouse:
- Jasper County (The home county of Limehouse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- Tillman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pineland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- Hardeeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Okatie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daufuskie Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Point Comfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Hilton Head Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shell Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Battery Marina Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton County
- Garnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bryan County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- Fort McAllister
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellabell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Keller is located in Bryan County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Bulloch County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- Hubert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Stilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Chatham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- Port Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Wentworth Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Robert M Hitch Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chatham City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
- Rossignol Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
- Carver Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Florida Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Alabama Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Sharon Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Effingham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- Exley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Rincon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
- Haddonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meldrim
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Guyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
- Clyo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Two Sisters Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Liberty County (GA)
- Fleming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Limehouse, see our County-by-County Page for Limehouse.
Cemeteries Near Limehouse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limehouse.
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 Limehouse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Limehouse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- New Garret Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garret Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pelot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chisolm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pelote Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Landing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saucie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Shad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Limehouse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Limehouse.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Limehouse, with the one closest to Limehouse listed first.
- Hardeeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Monteith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monteith is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Meinhard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Wheat Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Okatie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Rincon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
- Pooler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Isle of Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Stillwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 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 Limehouse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Limehouse.
Newspapers Published in Limehouse ...
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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limehouse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Limehouse, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Limehouse.
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 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 Limehouse:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Hampton County
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 Limehouse, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Limehouse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |