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Introduction ...

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

We've added Pigeon Bay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pigeon Bay, 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 Pigeon Bay (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 Pigeon Bay. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pigeon Bay is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Pigeon Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeon Bay:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Pigeon Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Bay, with the one closest to Pigeon Bay listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Cross
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Washington Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Moncks Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bonneau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Judge Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Pigeon Bay, with the one closest to Pigeon Bay listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Otranto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Bay, with the one closest to Pigeon Bay listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Summerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Panola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Manning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Bay, with the one closest to Pigeon Bay listed first.
    • Canadys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottageville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Round O
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Bay, with the one closest to Pigeon Bay listed first.
    • Ridgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Flowertown Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Chandler Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Saint George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Reevesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Bay, with the one closest to Pigeon Bay listed first.
    • Eutawville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Possum Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Holly Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Green Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Vance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Santee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Elloree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Bay, with the one closest to Pigeon Bay listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Pigeon Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon Bay.

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 Pigeon Bay - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Grooms Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blaco Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pressley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mims Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rudd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...

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

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

  • Sandridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Long Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Holly Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eadytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Harleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Moncks Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Macbeth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Vance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Wells
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Bonneau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Summerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Strawberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Dantzler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler

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

Newspapers Published in Pigeon Bay ...

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 Pigeon Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon Bay, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pigeon Bay.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pigeon Bay:

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 Pigeon Bay, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pigeon Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.