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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 Sampit (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 Sampit. 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 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.

Sampit is located in Georgetown 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 Georgetown County: Berkeley, Horry, Marion & Williamsburg.

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

  • Georgetown County     (The home county of Sampit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sampit, with the one closest to Sampit listed first.
    • Andrews
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Steele Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Campfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Pawleys Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Carters Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Litchfield Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
    • Murrells Inlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sampit, with the one closest to Sampit listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Alvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bethera
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Harris Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Huger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Stephen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bonneau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cordesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sampit, with the one closest to Sampit listed first.
    • McClellanville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pineland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
    • Awendaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sampit, with the one closest to Sampit listed first.
    • Bucksport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
    • Windjammer Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
      • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
    • Garden City Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sampit, with the one closest to Sampit listed first.
    • Snow Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Rome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Nesmith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Indiantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Hemingway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Salters
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingstree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sampit ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sampit.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sampit, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sampit.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sampit:

Cemeteries Near Sampit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sampit.

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

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

  • Morning Glory Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Pennyroyal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennyroyal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennyroyal Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
  • Piney Forest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
  • Prince George Winyah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prince George Winyah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince George Winyah Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Bird Pond Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Pond Cemetery
    • Elim Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sampit had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Georgetown County
  • Graves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
    • Graves is located in Georgetown County
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Earle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Palmerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
    • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
  • Honey Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Bloomingvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Choppee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choppee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choppee
    • Choppee is located in Georgetown County
  • Rhems
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhems have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhems
    • Rhems is located in Georgetown County
  • Cooper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Suttons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Morrisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Trio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • McClellanville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Waverly Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County

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

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

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sampit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sampit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3628, Longitude: -79.4614       In this case, the coordinates for Sampit 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 Sampit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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