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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 Millers Ford (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 Millers Ford. 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 Millers Ford ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Millers Ford: Millers Frd.
  • While the name of this community is Millers Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Millers Ford may originally have been Miller's Ford.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Millers Ford might be written as Miller Ford.

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 and doctors 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.

Millers Ford is located in Colleton County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Millers Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millers Ford:

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Millers Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Ford, with the one closest to Millers Ford listed first.
    • Walterboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Drawdy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Ruffin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Ritter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Round O
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Canadys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Islandton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cottageville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Green Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Ford, with the one closest to Millers Ford listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • Ehrhardt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Ford, with the one closest to Millers Ford listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomotley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomotley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
    • Sheldon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lobeco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Seabrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Ford, with the one closest to Millers Ford listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Adams Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Ford, with the one closest to Millers Ford listed first.
    • Grover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reevesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Harleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowertown Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Ford, with the one closest to Millers Ford listed first.
    • Early Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Miley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Barkerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Crocketville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Varnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pond Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Brunson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gifford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Ford, with the one closest to Millers Ford listed first.
    • Branchville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sixty Six
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bowman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Millers Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millers Ford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Doctors Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doctors Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doctors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liveoak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Herndon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruffin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Breland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ulmer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<5>

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

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

  • Walterboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Drawdy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Hendersonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
  • Ritter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Islandton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • White Hall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Green Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottageville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Salkehatchie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salkehatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
  • Ashepoo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
  • Davidson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Hampton County
  • Ashton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Early Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yemassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Millers Ford ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millers Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millers Ford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millers Ford.

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 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 Millers Ford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millers Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Millers Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Millers Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millers Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9138, Longitude: -80.7148       In this case, the coordinates for Millers Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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