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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 Port Royal Ferry (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 Port Royal Ferry. 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 Port Royal Ferry ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Royal Ferry: Prt. Royal Ferry

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 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.

Port Royal Ferry is located in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County: Colleton, Hampton & Jasper.

Below are the counties that are near Port Royal Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Royal Ferry:

  • Beaufort County     (The home county of Port Royal Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Royal Ferry, with the one closest to Port Royal Ferry listed first.
    • Lobeco
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Seabrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sheldon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Burton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Polk Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
      • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Beaufort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sangster Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangster Village
      • Sangster Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Shell Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Battery Marina Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
      • Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Port Royal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Royal Ferry, with the one closest to Port Royal Ferry listed first.
    • Adams Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edisto Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Royal Ferry, with the one closest to Port Royal Ferry listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ritter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Jacksonboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Edisto Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
      • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Islandton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Round O
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Royal Ferry, with the one closest to Port Royal Ferry listed first.
    • Barkerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Early Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Furman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Varnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garnett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Royal Ferry, with the one closest to Port Royal Ferry listed first.
    • Ridgeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tillman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pineland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Royal Ferry, with the one closest to Port Royal Ferry listed first.
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Haddonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Clyo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Port Royal Ferry ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Royal Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Royal Ferry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Royal Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Port Royal Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Port Royal Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Royal Ferry.

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 Port Royal Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Laurel Bay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Bay Cemetery
  • Republican Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Republican Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republican Hall Cemetery
  • Salvesbarg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salvesbarg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salvesbarg Cemetery
  • Beaufort Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Beaufort National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fripp Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fripp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fripp Cemetery
  • Habersham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Habersham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Habersham Cemetery
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Partridge Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Hill Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<5>

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

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

  • Coosaw
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
    • Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
  • Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sheldon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomotley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomotley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
  • Port Royal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Salkehatchie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salkehatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
  • Yemassee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Frogmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
    • Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
  • Ridgeland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Davidson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
      • Davidson is located in Hampton County
    • Ashepoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
      • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
    • Hendersonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
      • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Royal Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Royal Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Royal Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5405, Longitude: -80.7454       In this case, the coordinates for Port Royal Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Port Royal Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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