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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 Murrays Ferry (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 Murrays Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Murrays Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Ferry, with the one closest to Murrays Ferry listed first.
    • Lane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Greeleyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Salters
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingstree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cades
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Moore Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Snow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stuckey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Ferry, with the one closest to Murrays Ferry listed first.
    • Judge Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Russellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Stephen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pineville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Bonneau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Cross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinopolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Moncks Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrangle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Ferry, with the one closest to Murrays Ferry listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Davis Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Alcolu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gable
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sardinia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Silver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Turbeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Ferry, with the one closest to Murrays Ferry listed first.
    • Lake City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wren Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Olanta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Ferry, with the one closest to Murrays Ferry listed first.
    • Andrews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sampit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Ferry, with the one closest to Murrays Ferry listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Eutawville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Green Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Possum Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Vance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Holly Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Santee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Murrays Ferry ...

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 Murrays Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murrays Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murrays Ferry.

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 Murrays Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Murrays Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murrays Ferry.

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 Murrays Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Richmond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
  • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldfield Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
  • Lifeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lifeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lifeland Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Keels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keels Cemetery
  • Easley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Easley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Greeleyville.
    • The Easley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484801 <4>
  • Mahan Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahan Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahan Plantation Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
  • Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
  • Site of Francis Marion Tomb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Site of Francis Marion Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Site of Francis Marion Tomb
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Bluford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluford Cemetery
    • Russellville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russellville Cemetery
    • St. Stephen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery

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

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

  • Lane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
  • Greeleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Stephen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Salters Depot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salters Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
    • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
  • Eadytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eadytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
  • Bonneau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
  • Suttons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
  • Trio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
  • Kingstree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Macbeth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macbeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
      • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Mouzon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouzon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
      • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County

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

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

The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murrays Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murrays Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4946, Longitude: -79.9609       In this case, the coordinates for Murrays Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Murrays Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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