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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 Pritchardville (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 Pritchardville. 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 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.

Pritchardville 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 Pritchardville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pritchardville:

  • Beaufort County     (The home county of Pritchardville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pritchardville, with the one closest to Pritchardville listed first.
    • Okatie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bluffton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hardeeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Daufuskie Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbour Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
    • Point Comfort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
      • Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
    • Hilton Head Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shell Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Laurel Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Port Royal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pritchardville, with the one closest to Pritchardville listed first.
    • Ridgeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tillman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryan County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pritchardville, with the one closest to Pritchardville listed first.
    • Fort McAllister
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County (GA)
    • Richmond Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pritchardville, with the one closest to Pritchardville listed first.
    • Garden City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Robert M Hitch Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert M Hitch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
      • Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Savannah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <1>
    • Port Wentworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
      • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <1>
    • Golden Isles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Isle of Armstrong
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
      • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
    • Thunderbolt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbolt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
      • Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <1>
    • Whitemarsh Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitemarsh Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh Island
      • Whitemarsh Island is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Carver Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Chatham City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
      • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
    • Rossignol Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
      • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pritchardville, with the one closest to Pritchardville listed first.
    • Exley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Rincon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
    • Haddonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Springfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Meldrim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
    • Eden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Guyton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Marlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in Pritchardville ...

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 Pritchardville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pritchardville, 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 Pritchardville.

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 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 Pritchardville:

Cemeteries Near Pritchardville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pritchardville.

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 Pritchardville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Cook Landing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Landing Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
  • Bluffton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
  • Jaxville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jaxville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaxville Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
  • Shad Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shad Cemetery
  • Cummingsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummingsville Cemetery
  • Cummingsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummingsville Cemetery
  • Moreland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moreland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Pelote Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelote Cemetery
    • New Garret Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Garret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Garret Cemetery
    • Garret Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garret Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pritchardville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Okatie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bluffton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hardeeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monteith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
    • Monteith is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Savannah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
    • Savannah is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <1>
  • Hilton Head Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Meinhard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meinhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
    • Meinhard is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Wheat Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
    • Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Central Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Ridgeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rincon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
  • Tybee Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tybee Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybee Island
    • Tybee Island is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,051 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tybee Island <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Tillman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Isle of Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
      • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Port Royal
      (18 miles [29 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 Pritchardville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pritchardville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pritchardville. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Pritchardville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pritchardville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2381, Longitude: -80.9654    
<4>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 Pritchardville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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