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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 Macbeth (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 Macbeth. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Macbeth is located in 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 Macbeth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macbeth:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Macbeth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macbeth, with the one closest to Macbeth listed first.
    • Bonneau
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pinopolis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moncks Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Harris Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Saint Stephen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alvin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Cordesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethera
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Judge Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macbeth, with the one closest to Macbeth listed first.
    • Otranto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Lincolnville
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Awendaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Charleston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pineland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • Dorchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Grove Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macbeth, with the one closest to Macbeth listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Davis Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macbeth, with the one closest to Macbeth listed first.
    • Summerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Chandler Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Ridgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowertown Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Dorchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macbeth, with the one closest to Macbeth listed first.
    • Andrews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sampit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macbeth, with the one closest to Macbeth listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Green Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Holly Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <1>
    • Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macbeth, with the one closest to Macbeth listed first.
    • Lane
      (18 miles [29 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 <1>
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Greeleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Salters
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kingstree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Macbeth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macbeth.

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

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

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

  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bonneau Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornley Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Biggin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Full Gospel Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mudlake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Baptist Churchyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Graham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. James AME Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Macbeth had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bonneau
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Moncks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Stephen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Bethera
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Long Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Eadytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Huger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Suttons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Mount Holly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Palmerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lane
      (18 miles [29 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 <1>
    • Sandridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Summerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Macbeth ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macbeth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macbeth, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macbeth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Macbeth:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Macbeth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Macbeth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.