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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 Savanna Creek (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 Savanna Creek. 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 Savanna Creek ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Savanna Creek: Savanna Crk. (or less commonly used: Savanna Ck. or Savanna Cr.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Savanna Creek is located in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Savanna Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savanna Creek, with the one closest to Savanna Creek listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Alvin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Bethera
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harris Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Bonneau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Stephen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Huger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moncks Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinopolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Judge Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savanna Creek, with the one closest to Savanna Creek listed first.
    • Awendaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • McClellanville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savanna Creek, with the one closest to Savanna Creek listed first.
    • Andrews
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sampit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Willie Towne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Steele Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savanna Creek, with the one closest to Savanna Creek listed first.
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Salters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Snow Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Greeleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingstree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nesmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome

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

Cemeteries Near Savanna Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Savanna Creek.

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 Savanna Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Von Hollen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Reed Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Edens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoods Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Betaw Plantation Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Savanna Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Savanna Creek.

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

  • Alvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Bethera
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Palmerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • Suttons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Bonneau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Honey Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Saint Stephen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Macbeth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Huger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Trio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
  • Earle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Moncks Corner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Sampit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Bethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel

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

Newspapers Published in Savanna Creek ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Savanna Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Savanna Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Savanna Creek.

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 Savanna Creek:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Savanna Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Savanna Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.