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Introduction ...

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

We've added Pattillo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pattillo, 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 Pattillo (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 Pattillo. 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 Pattillo is historic, it would have been located within present day Colleton County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Pattillo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pattillo:

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Pattillo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Ruffin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smoaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Walterboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Johnsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Canadys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Islandton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Ashton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Lodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Drawdy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ulmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bamberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
    • Govan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Tomotley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomotley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
    • Sheldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lobeco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Adams Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reevesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Harleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Miley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Early Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocketville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Varnville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barkerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Hampton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pond Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Brunson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gifford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Luray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pattillo, with the one closest to Pattillo listed first.
    • Branchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sixty Six
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bowman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rowesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Pattillo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pattillo.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • John Herndon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smyly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doctors Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doctors Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doctors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren - Key Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren - Key Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren - Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel Joseph Risher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sykes Savannah UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Old Field Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Walterboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Islandton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Drawdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Hendersonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
  • Ritter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Miley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cottageville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Reevesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Crocketville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cummings
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
    • Cummings is located in Hampton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Early Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Branchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Pattillo ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pattillo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pattillo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pattillo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pattillo:

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 Pattillo, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pattillo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pattillo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9813, Longitude: -80.7698       In this case, the coordinates for Pattillo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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