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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 Saint Julian (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 Saint Julian. 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 Saint Julian ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Julian: St. Julian

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Julian. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Julian.

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 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.

Saint Julian is located in Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Saint Julian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Julian, with the one closest to Saint Julian listed first.
    • Green Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Eutawville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Possum Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Holly Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Santee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Elloree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wren Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Brookdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Julian, with the one closest to Saint Julian listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Eadytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Judge Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pinopolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonneau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Washington Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Saint Stephen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Moncks Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Julian, with the one closest to Saint Julian listed first.
    • Creston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston County
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Julian, with the one closest to Saint Julian listed first.
    • Summerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shad Moss village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Silver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Manning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Alcolu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Colleton County
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Julian, with the one closest to Saint Julian listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Reevesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Flowertown Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Julian, with the one closest to Saint Julian listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Privateer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Julian, with the one closest to Saint Julian listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Julian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Julian.

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 Saint Julian - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Eutawville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Felder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (216 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.<3>

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

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

  • Vance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Holly Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Dantzler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Parler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Saint Paul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Sandridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Felderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
  • Eadytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Summerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Harleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Davis Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elloree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Julian ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Julian.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Julian, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Julian.

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 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 Saint Julian:

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 Saint Julian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Saint Julian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.