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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 Peru (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 Peru. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Old Peru)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Peru, with the one closest to Old Peru listed first.
    • Russellville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Judge Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Stephen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Harris Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Bonneau
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eadytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Alvin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Cross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 Old Peru, with the one closest to Old Peru listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Davis Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Alcolu
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Gable
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • New Zion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sardinia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Panola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Peru, with the one closest to Old Peru listed first.
    • Summerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Ridgeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Peru, with the one closest to Old Peru listed first.
    • Andrews
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sampit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Peru, with the one closest to Old Peru listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Possum Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Green Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Holly Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • 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 <1>
    • Santee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Parler
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Old Peru, with the one closest to Old Peru listed first.
    • Lane
      (9 miles [14.5 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 <1>
    • Greeleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Salters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Kingstree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cades
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Snow Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Moore Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads

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

Cemeteries Near Old Peru ...

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

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

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

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

  • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Russellville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lifeland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mahan Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mudlake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bluford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Keller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Site of Francis Marion Tomb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Saint Stephen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bonneau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lane
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <1>
  • Eadytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Macbeth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Alvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Greeleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Suttons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Salters Depot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreston
    (15 miles [24.1 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)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Trio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Bethera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan

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

Newspapers Published in Old Peru ...

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 Old Peru.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Peru, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Peru.

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 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 Old Peru:

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