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 Pinewood Vista (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 Pinewood Vista. 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 Pinewood Vista ...
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: Pine Wood Vista.
- A typical abbreviation for Pinewood Vista: Pinewood Vis.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Pinewood Vista is located in Charleston 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 Charleston County: Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester & Georgetown.
Below are the counties that are near Pinewood Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinewood Vista:
- Charleston County (The home county of Pinewood Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Vista, with the one closest to Pinewood Vista listed first.
- Otranto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Otranto is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- North Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Grove Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
- Essex Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Essex Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- Charles Towne Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- James Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- James Island is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
- Johns Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Vista, with the one closest to Pinewood Vista listed first.
- Hanahan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Goose Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ladson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caromi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Highland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tarry Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Wando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Washington Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
- Cordesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Vista, with the one closest to Pinewood Vista listed first.
- Cottageville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jacksonboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round O
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinewood Vista, with the one closest to Pinewood Vista listed first.
- Chandler Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flowertown Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinewood Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Pinewood Vista.
Cemeteries Near Pinewood Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinewood Vista.
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 Pinewood Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinewood Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinewood Vista, with the one closest to Pinewood Vista listed first.
- Carolina Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yeamans Hall Plantation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. James Goose Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Live Oak Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Pear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Droze Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Droze Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pinewood Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinewood Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinewood Vista, with the one closest to Pinewood Vista listed first.
- Belvedere
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Otranto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Otranto is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Ladson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Wando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- James Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- James Island is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
- Long Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Huger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Moncks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinewood Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinewood Vista.
Newspapers Published in Pinewood Vista ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinewood Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinewood Vista, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinewood Vista.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pinewood Vista:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Charleston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Colleton County
- Dorchester 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> | 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> | 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 Pinewood Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pinewood Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |