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 Privateer (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 Privateer. 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.
Privateer is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Privateer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Privateer:
- Sumter County (The home county of Privateer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Lakewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Ashley Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Millwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Cane Savannah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- South Sumter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Sumter Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- East Sumter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Saint Matthews
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Clarendon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Paxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Panola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Alcolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- New Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shad Moss village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
- Turbeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darlington County
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Olanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cartersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Spring Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Manville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Elliott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bishopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Elloree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
- Santee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ferguson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Jamison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Eutawville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Possum Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Wren Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Eastover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Bruner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Pinewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Hopkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Greeleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Privateer, see our County-by-County Page for Privateer.
Cemeteries Near Privateer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Privateer.
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 Privateer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Privateer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dargon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wood Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pitts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gadson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coulter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Calvary & Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Privateer had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Privateer, with the one closest to Privateer listed first.
- Tindal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tindal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
- Cane Savannah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Wedgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brogdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brogdon is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
- Silver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Harvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvin is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
- Rimini
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rimini is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Panola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Catchall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Alcolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Oswego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Summerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayesville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Privateer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Privateer.
Newspapers Published in Privateer ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Privateer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Privateer, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Privateer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Privateer:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clarendon County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Lee County
- Orangeburg County
- Richland 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> | 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 Privateer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Privateer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |