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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 Mouzon (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 Mouzon. 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 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 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.

Mouzon is located in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Mouzon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mouzon, with the one closest to Mouzon listed first.
    • Kingstree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Cades
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Salters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greeleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Indiantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Stuckey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Nesmith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Snow Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Hemingway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mouzon, with the one closest to Mouzon listed first.
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Judge Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Stephen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Russellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Harris Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Eadytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Alvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Bonneau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mouzon, with the one closest to Mouzon listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • New Zion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Turbeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcolu
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Manning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Shad Moss village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Silver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Summerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mouzon, with the one closest to Mouzon listed first.
    • Olanta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wren Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Scranton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Coward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Sardis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Friendfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Hannah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Jones Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Effingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Georgetown County
    • Andrews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mouzon, with the one closest to Mouzon listed first.
    • Atkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Elliott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mouzon, with the one closest to Mouzon listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Mayesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • East Sumter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Lakewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • South Sumter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Sumter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Millwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Oswego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Privateer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Pinewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Mouzon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mouzon.

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

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

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

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, Mouzon had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kingstree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cades
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Foreston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
  • Salters Depot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greeleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Seloc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
  • Sardinia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fowler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Lake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Scranton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcolu
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Mouzon ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mouzon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mouzon, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mouzon.

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 Mouzon:

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 '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- Mouzon) 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 Mouzon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.