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Introduction ...

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

We've added New Market to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Market, 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 New Market (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 New Market. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of New Market)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingstree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cades
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Moore Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Snow Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Indiantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Nesmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Judge Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Russellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Stephen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Eadytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Bonneau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Cross
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinopolis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Moncks Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Manning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Alcolu
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • New Zion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sardinia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Summerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Silver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Turbeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Wren Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Lake City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olanta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Scranton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown County
    • Andrews
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Santee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Parler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Lakewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Pinewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near New Market ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Market.

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 New Market - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Keels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Easley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Easley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Greeleyville.
    • The Easley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484801 <4>
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mahan Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lifeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Site of Francis Marion Tomb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Rehoboth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Greeleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Foreston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
  • Saint Stephen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Salters Depot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eadytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Kingstree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Mouzon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
  • Bonneau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Alvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Trio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Manning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Station
      (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 New Market. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Market.

Newspapers Published in New Market ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Market.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Market, 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 New Market.

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 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 New Market:

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 New Market, 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- New Market) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.