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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 Saint Stephen (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 Stephen. 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 Stephen ...

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 Saint Stephen: St. Stephen

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Stephen is located in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Saint Stephen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
    • Harris Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Russellville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Judge Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Pineville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bonneau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alvin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Pinopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrangle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moncks Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Jordan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Davis Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Alcolu
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gable
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sardinia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
    • Summerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
    • Andrews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sampit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Eutawville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Green Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Possum Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Holly Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
    • Lane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Greeleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Salters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingstree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Snow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nesmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Stephen ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Stephen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Stephen, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Stephen.

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 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 Stephen:

Cemeteries Near Saint Stephen ...

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

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 Saint Stephen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
  • Russellville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russellville Cemetery
  • Keller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
  • Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldfield Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldfield Plantation Cemetery
  • Betaw Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betaw Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betaw Plantation Cemetery
  • Mudlake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mudlake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mudlake Cemetery
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
  • Full Gospel Mission Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Full Gospel Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Full Gospel Mission Cemetery
  • Lifeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lifeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lifeland Cemetery
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Oak Cemetery
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Edens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edens Cemetery
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Stephen had a population of 230 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Saint Stephen had a population of 1,824 people.

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

  • Bonneau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Alvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
  • Lane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Macbeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macbeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
  • Suttons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
  • Greeleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Eadytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eadytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
  • Trio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salters Depot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salters Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Moncks Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bethera
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Foreston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Foreston is located in Clarendon County
    • Earle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
    • Palmerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
      • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County

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

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Saint Stephen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Stephen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4053, Longitude: -79.9250    
<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 Saint Stephen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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