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Introduction ...

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

We've added Murrell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Murrell, 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 Murrell (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 Murrell. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Murrell 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 Murrell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murrell:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Murrell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrell, with the one closest to Murrell listed first.
    • Pineville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Judge Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Stephen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Harris Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Bonneau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Moncks Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Charleston County
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrell, with the one closest to Murrell listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Davis Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcolu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Union Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Gable
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Panola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • New Zion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Paxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrell, with the one closest to Murrell listed first.
    • Summerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Georgetown County
    • Andrews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrell, with the one closest to Murrell listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Green Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (22 miles [35.4 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>
    • Holly Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Santee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Parler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrell, with the one closest to Murrell listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingstree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cades
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad

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

Cemeteries Near Murrell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murrell.

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

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

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

  • Lifeland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mahan Plantation Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Site of Francis Marion Tomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Russellville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Thomas Walter Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mudlake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Saint Stephen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eadytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Bonneau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lane
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Greeleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Macbeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Alvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Foreston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
  • Moncks Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Salters Depot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Suttons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Trio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Davis Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Murrell ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murrell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murrell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murrell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Murrell:

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