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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Moss Pond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Moss Pond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moss Pond, please Contact Us.

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 Moss Pond (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 Moss Pond. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Moss Pond is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Moss Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moss Pond:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Moss Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Pond, with the one closest to Moss Pond listed first.
    • Eadytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pineville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Judge Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Russellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Stephen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bonneau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Sandridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Moncks Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Pond, with the one closest to Moss Pond listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Otranto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Pond, with the one closest to Moss Pond listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Davis Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Silver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Panola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Alcolu
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Paxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Pond, with the one closest to Moss Pond listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Chandler Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Flowertown Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Saint George
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Pond, with the one closest to Moss Pond listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Possum Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Green Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Holly Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] 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 <2>
    • Wells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Santee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Parler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Elloree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Sumter County
    • Pinewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Pond, with the one closest to Moss Pond listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Salters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingstree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Moss Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moss Pond.

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 Moss Pond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Plantation Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mexico Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Site of Francis Marion Tomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas Walter Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mahan Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pressley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

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

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

  • Eadytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Macbeth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Bonneau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Stephen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Moncks Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jordan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Long Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Davis Station
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greeleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] 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 <2>
    • Foreston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
    • Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Moss Pond ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moss Pond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moss Pond, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moss Pond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Moss Pond:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Moss Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moss Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.