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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 Moselle (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 Moselle. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Moselle 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 Moselle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moselle:

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Moselle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Ashton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Islandton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Ruffin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Smoaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Walterboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Canadys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Drawdy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ulmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Olar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Govan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Bamberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Denmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Kline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomotley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Sheldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Grover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Reevesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Miley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crocketville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pond Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Hampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Varnville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brunson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gifford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Early Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Luray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barkerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Estill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Furman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moselle, with the one closest to Moselle listed first.
    • Branchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sixty Six
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Cope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Rowesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Moselle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moselle.

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

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

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

  • Wesley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Swamp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Grove Christian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crocketville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gooding Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rizer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rice Path Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lodge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Varnville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Adnah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Carter Ford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Miley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ashton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Crocketville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Islandton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Varnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Almeda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Almeda is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
  • Brunson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cummings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cummings is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sycamore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gifford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ulmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Horsegall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
    • Early Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Moselle ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moselle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moselle, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moselle.

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 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 Moselle:

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 Moselle, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moselle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.