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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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.

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 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.

Mill Creek is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Mill Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Vance
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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>
    • Eutawville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Santee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Possum Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Wells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Parler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Holly Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elloree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Eadytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Sandridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Cross
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Judge Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Russellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pinopolis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonneau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Stephen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Washington Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Moncks Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Creston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Summerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Davis Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shad Moss village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Panola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Silver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Paxville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Manning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcolu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Canadys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Privateer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Lakewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Sumter Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.

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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Springfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Felder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eutawville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dantzler - Hart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Joiner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Creek.

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

  • Vance
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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>
  • Dantzler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Parler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Holly Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Felderville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Saint Paul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Summerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elloree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Eadytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Panola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan

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

Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mill Creek:

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>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.
<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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.