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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 Rock Bluff (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 Rock Bluff. 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 Rock Bluff ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rock Bluff: Rock Blf. (or less commonly used: Rock Bluf.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Rock Bluff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Bluff, with the one closest to Rock Bluff listed first.
    • Salters
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kingstree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Greeleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cades
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Snow Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Rome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Hemingway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Bluff, with the one closest to Rock Bluff listed first.
    • Saint Stephen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Judge Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Alvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Pineville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonneau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrangle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Bethera
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Bluff, with the one closest to Rock Bluff listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • New Zion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Shad Moss village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Turbeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Alcolu
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Summerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Bluff, with the one closest to Rock Bluff listed first.
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wren Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Scranton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Olanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Johnsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Sardis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Pamplico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Bluff, with the one closest to Rock Bluff listed first.
    • Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willie Towne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Sampit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
  • Orangeburg County
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rock Bluff, with the one closest to Rock Bluff listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in Rock Bluff ...

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 Rock Bluff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Bluff, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Bluff.

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 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 Rock Bluff:

Cemeteries Near Rock Bluff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Bluff.

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

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

  • Salters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salters Cemetery
  • Marion Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • McClary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClary Cemetery
  • Beth Or Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kingstree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McClary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClary Cemetery
  • Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Easley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Easley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Greeleyville.
    • The Easley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484801 <4>
  • Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...

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.<5>

While we didn't find Rock Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Bluff.

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

  • Salters Depot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salters Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kingstree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
  • Trio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
  • Fowler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
  • Greeleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cooper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
  • Mouzon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouzon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
  • Bloomingvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
    • Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
  • Cades
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Earle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Foreston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
    • Saint Stephen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Suttons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
      • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6057, Longitude: -79.8128       In this case, the coordinates for Rock Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Rock Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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