Our Genealogy Helper
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 Oak Hill (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 Oak Hill. 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.
Name Variations for Oak Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Oakhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Oak Hill is located in 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 Oak Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hill:
- Berkeley County (The home county of Oak Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Moncks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tarry Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Bonneau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cordesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Holly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Washington Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
- Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
- Cross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Charleston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Otranto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otranto is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Lincolnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- North Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Grove Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
- Awendaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pineland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pineland is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Towne Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Essex Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Essex Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Clarendon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Shad Moss village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Chandler Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
- Flowertown Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dorchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Ferguson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Eutawville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Green Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Holly Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wells is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Lane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Greeleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hill.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hill.
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 Oak Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. James AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisfield Plantation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thornley Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Baptist Churchyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter Plantation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Moncks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strawberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Macbeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
- Long Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Bonneau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Holly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Huger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ladson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otranto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otranto is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Saint Stephen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alvin is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Eadytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 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 Oak Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hill.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hill ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Hill.
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 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 Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Berkeley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charleston County
- Clarendon County
- Dorchester County
- Orangeburg County
- Williamsburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hill) 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 Oak Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |