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 Price Landing (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 Price Landing. 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 Price Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Price Landing: Price Lndg. (or less commonly used: Price Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Price Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Price Landing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Price Landing 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 Price Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Price Landing:
- Berkeley County (The home county of Price Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Price Landing, with the one closest to Price Landing listed first.
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alvin is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
- Huger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
- Cordesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moncks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinopolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Judge Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
- Charleston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price Landing, with the one closest to Price Landing listed first.
- McClellanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Awendaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pineland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pineland is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price Landing, with the one closest to Price Landing listed first.
- Sampit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sampit is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
- Willie Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
- Campfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Allentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Pawleys Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Carters Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Litchfield Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Price Landing, with the one closest to Price Landing listed first.
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Snow Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
- Lane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Nesmith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Salters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Price Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Price Landing.
Cemeteries Near Price Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Price Landing.
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 Price Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Price Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Price Landing, with the one closest to Price Landing listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery is located
- The Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bird Pond Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69565 <2>
- Morning Glory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reed Corner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Von Hollen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Berea Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Price Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Price Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Price Landing, with the one closest to Price Landing listed first.
- Palmerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Honey Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Sampit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sampit is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
- Bethera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Suttons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
- Earle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Earle is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- McClellanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graves is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
- Alvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alvin is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Trio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trio is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Huger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
- Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Price Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Price Landing.
Newspapers Published in Price Landing ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Price Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Price Landing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Price Landing.
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 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 Price Landing:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Berkeley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charleston County
- Georgetown County
- Williamsburg 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 Price Landing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Price Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |