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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 Russell Lake Landing (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 Russell Lake Landing. 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 Russell Lake Landing ...

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 Russell Lake Landing: Russell Lk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Russell Lk. Lndng.)

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 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.

Russell Lake Landing is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Russell Lake Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russell Lake Landing, with the one closest to Russell Lake Landing listed first.
    • Dorchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Flowertown Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Reevesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chandler Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russell Lake Landing, with the one closest to Russell Lake Landing listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Washington Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Highland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Ladson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Caromi Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Camelot Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Goose Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarry Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Pinopolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanahan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Moncks Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russell Lake Landing, with the one closest to Russell Lake Landing listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Ravenel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Otranto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Hollywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Charleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Essex Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russell Lake Landing, with the one closest to Russell Lake Landing listed first.
    • Sidney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Round O
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Canadys
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Jacksonboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ritter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ruffin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Williams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russell Lake Landing, with the one closest to Russell Lake Landing listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Eutawville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Green Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Possum Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bowman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Sixty Six
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Santee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Parler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Rowesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Russell Lake Landing ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russell Lake Landing.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Russell Lake Landing:

Cemeteries Near Russell Lake Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russell Lake Landing.

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 Russell Lake Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
  • Rumph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumph Cemetery
  • Gruber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gruber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gruber Cemetery
  • Hiott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiott Cemetery
  • Givhans Ferry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Givhans Ferry Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Muckenfuss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muckenfuss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muckenfuss Cemetery
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
  • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • Murray Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams 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>

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

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

  • Cottageville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Harleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Reevesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Walterboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Drawdy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Long Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Holly Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ritter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Jacksonboro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ladson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Connors ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
      • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
      • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County

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

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russell Lake Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Russell Lake Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0624, Longitude: -80.4568       In this case, the coordinates for Russell Lake Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Russell Lake Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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