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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 Neyles (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 Neyles. 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.

Neyles is located in Colleton 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 Colleton County: Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Neyles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neyles, with the one closest to Neyles listed first.
    • Ritter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Drawdy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Jacksonboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Round O
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Green Pond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottageville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Walterboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Sidney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Canadys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neyles, with the one closest to Neyles listed first.
    • Tomotley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Yemassee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sheldon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lobeco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seabrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaufort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Polk Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
    • Burton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sangster Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sangster Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangster Village
    • Laurel Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
    • Frogmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neyles, with the one closest to Neyles listed first.
    • Ladson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Caromi Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neyles, with the one closest to Neyles listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Adams Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Meggett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Edisto Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Johns Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Essex Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Seabrook Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neyles, with the one closest to Neyles listed first.
    • Grover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Flowertown Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Dorchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Saint George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Reevesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chandler Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Summerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neyles, with the one closest to Neyles listed first.
    • Early Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Barkerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Miley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Crocketville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Varnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Neyles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neyles.

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

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

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

  • White Meeting Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Isaac Hayne Tomb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Buzzard Roost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Round O Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liveoak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Ritter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Drawdy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • Ashepoo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
  • Jacksonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Pond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottageville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walterboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hendersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • White Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Salkehatchie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
  • Yemassee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tomotley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sheldon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Davidson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Davidson is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson

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

Newspapers Published in Neyles ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neyles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neyles, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neyles.

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 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 Neyles:

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>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 Neyles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neyles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.