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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 Old Cordesville (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 Old Cordesville. 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 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.

Old Cordesville 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 Old Cordesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Cordesville:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Old Cordesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Cordesville, with the one closest to Old Cordesville listed first.
    • Cordesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moncks Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Bethera
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pinopolis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarry Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Huger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonneau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Holly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Harris Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Alvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Camelot Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Old Cordesville, with the one closest to Old Cordesville listed first.
    • Otranto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Lincolnville
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Awendaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • North Charleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Grove Creek Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • The Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • McClellanville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Cordesville, with the one closest to Old Cordesville listed first.
    • Summerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Chandler Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Flowertown Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Ridgeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Cordesville, with the one closest to Old Cordesville listed first.
    • Andrews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sampit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Cordesville, with the one closest to Old Cordesville listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Possum Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Green Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Holly Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Cordesville, with the one closest to Old Cordesville listed first.
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Lane
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Greeleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Salters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Old Cordesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Cordesville.

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 Old Cordesville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cordesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chachan Plantation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Biggin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisfield Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Exeter Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurens Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James AME Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Strawberry Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Thornley Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Westview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Moncks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bethera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Macbeth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Strawberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Huger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonneau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Holly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Alvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Long Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Saint Stephen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Otranto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Palmerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ladson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wando
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Suttons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons

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

Newspapers Published in Old Cordesville ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Cordesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Cordesville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Cordesville.

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 Old Cordesville:

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Cordesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Old Cordesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.