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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 Lowndes Landing (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 Lowndes Landing. 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 Lowndes Landing ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lowndes Landing: Lowndes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lowndes Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Lowndes Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lowndes Landing may originally have been Lownde's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lowndes Landing might be written as Lownde Landing.

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 southwest 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 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.

Lowndes Landing is located in Colleton 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 Colleton County: Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Lowndes Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowndes Landing, with the one closest to Lowndes Landing listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Round O
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Drawdy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Ritter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Green Pond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walterboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Canadys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Ruffin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowndes Landing, with the one closest to Lowndes Landing listed first.
    • Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomotley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Yemassee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lobeco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowndes Landing, with the one closest to Lowndes Landing listed first.
    • Ladson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Caromi Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Washington Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Highland Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Goose Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Camelot Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Hanahan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Sandridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Tarry Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowndes Landing, with the one closest to Lowndes Landing listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Adams Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ravenel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Johns Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Edisto Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowndes Landing, with the one closest to Lowndes Landing listed first.
    • Flowertown Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Ridgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Chandler Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Summerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Grover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Reevesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lowndes Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowndes Landing.

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 Lowndes Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Round O Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Isaac Hayne Tomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White Meeting Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Buzzard Roost Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Cottageville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksonboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashepoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
  • Drawdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • Ritter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Green Pond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walterboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Summerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hendersonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • White Hall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Belvedere
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
    • Otranto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Long Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge

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

Newspapers Published in Lowndes Landing ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowndes Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowndes Landing, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowndes Landing.

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 Lowndes Landing:

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