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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 Scranton (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 Scranton. 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 northwest 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 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.

Scranton is located in Florence 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 Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of Scranton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Coward
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Wren Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Hannah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Olanta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Danwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Pamplico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Park City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Sardis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Turbeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • New Zion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sardinia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gable
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Alcolu
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Syracuse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Allentown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Galivants Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Gresham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Centenary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Laughlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
    • Moore Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Kingstree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nesmith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salters
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Snow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Greeleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scranton ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scranton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scranton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scranton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scranton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Scranton.

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 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 Scranton:

Cemeteries Near Scranton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scranton.

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

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

  • Matthews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
  • Kelley - McCallister Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • High Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
  • Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake City Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Broad Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarborough Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
  • Tabernacle FWB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (247 more) ...
    • White Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Matthews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Scranton had a population of 194 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Scranton had a population of 831 people.

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

  • Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Friendfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Cades
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hannah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Blossom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Effingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hyman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Bostick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
  • Howe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Florence County
  • Sardis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
  • Fowler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Seloc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seloc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
      • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
    • Mouzon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouzon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
      • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County

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

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.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' (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- Scranton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scranton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9172, Longitude: -79.7446    
<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 Scranton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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