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 Pritchard (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 Pritchard. 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 southwest 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 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.
Pritchard is located in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County: Colleton, Hampton & Jasper.
Below are the counties that are near Pritchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pritchard:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Pritchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pritchard, with the one closest to Pritchard listed first.
- Pritchardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Okatie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardeeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Daufuskie Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Point Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Hilton Head Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Battery Marina Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
- Laurel Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton County
- Garnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pritchard, with the one closest to Pritchard listed first.
- Ridgeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pineland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bryan County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pritchard, with the one closest to Pritchard listed first.
- Fort McAllister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellabell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bulloch County (GA)
- Hubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Chatham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pritchard, with the one closest to Pritchard listed first.
- Port Wentworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Robert M Hitch Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Chatham City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
- Port Wentworth Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Rossignol Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
- Isle of Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
- Alabama Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Florida Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Effingham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pritchard, with the one closest to Pritchard listed first.
- Exley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Rincon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
- Haddonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clyo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Two Sisters Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Guyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
- Meldrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pritchard, see our County-by-County Page for Pritchard.
Cemeteries Near Pritchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pritchard.
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 Pritchard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pritchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pritchard, with the one closest to Pritchard listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cook Landing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Garret Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pelote Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garret Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pelot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hardy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Hardee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Saucie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chisolm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pritchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pritchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pritchard, with the one closest to Pritchard listed first.
- Pritchardville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Okatie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardeeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monteith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monteith is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Meinhard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Central Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Rincon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
- Hilton Head Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ridgeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pooler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pritchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pritchard.
Newspapers Published in Pritchard ...
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 184 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pritchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pritchard, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pritchard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pritchard:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampton County
- Jasper County
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Chatham County
- Effingham 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> | 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 Pritchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pritchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |