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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Locklair. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Locklair to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Locklair, please Contact Us.

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 Locklair (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 Locklair. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Locklair is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Locklair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locklair:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Locklair)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locklair, with the one closest to Locklair listed first.
    • Moncks Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tarry Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Mount Holly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Highland Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Washington Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Cordesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Camelot Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Caromi Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Bonneau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Goose Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ladson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locklair, with the one closest to Locklair listed first.
    • Otranto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Lincolnville
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • North Charleston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Grove Creek Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Old Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Charles Towne Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Essex Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Awendaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • The Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Pineland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Clarendon County
    • Shad Moss village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
  • Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locklair, with the one closest to Locklair listed first.
    • Summerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Chandler Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Flowertown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Ridgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locklair, with the one closest to Locklair listed first.
    • Eutawville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Green Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Holly Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Possum Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locklair, with the one closest to Locklair listed first.
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
    • Greeleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Locklair ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locklair.

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

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

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Exeter Plantation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lewisfield Plantation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Westview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. James AME Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Appii Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkeley Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Groomsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chachan Plantation Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Baptist Churchyard
      (4 miles [6.4 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.

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

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

  • Strawberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Moncks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Long Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Macbeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Summerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bonneau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Otranto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Huger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bethera
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Belvedere
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
    • Sandridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Alvin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin

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

Newspapers Published in Locklair ...

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 Locklair.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locklair, 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 Locklair.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Locklair:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Locklair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locklair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.