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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 Ricetown (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 Ricetown. 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 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.

Ricetown is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Chatham (GA), Effingham (GA), Beaufort & Hampton.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Ricetown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricetown, with the one closest to Ricetown listed first.
    • Ridgeland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tillman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricetown, with the one closest to Ricetown listed first.
    • Laurel Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
    • Seabrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sheldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomotley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Lobeco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Yemassee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Burton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Okatie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Polk Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
    • Shell Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
    • Battery Marina Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricetown, with the one closest to Ricetown listed first.
    • White Hall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Green Pond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Islandton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ritter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Drawdy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricetown, with the one closest to Ricetown listed first.
    • Barkerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
    • Early Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Furman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garnett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Scotia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Estill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Varnville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Luray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crocketville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Gifford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Miley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Chatham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricetown, with the one closest to Ricetown listed first.
    • Port Wentworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Chatham City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Rossignol Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricetown, with the one closest to Ricetown listed first.
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Haddonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Clyo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rincon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Springfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Exley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Guyton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Marlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Egypt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt

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

Cemeteries Near Ricetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ricetown.

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 Ricetown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ricetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ridgeland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grahamville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Partridge Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Preference Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rhoden Ward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Republican Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Berton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wrightfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salvesbarg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arm Oak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Laurel Bay Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winkler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Strobhar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Ricetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ricetown.

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

  • Ridgeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tillman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coosaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Coosaw is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosaw
  • Sheldon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tomotley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
  • Yemassee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Davidson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Davidson is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Okatie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Salkehatchie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
  • Stafford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stafford is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Horsegall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
  • Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Early Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hardeeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaufort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Ricetown ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ricetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ricetown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ricetown.

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 websites either 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 Ricetown:

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 Ricetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ricetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.