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 Shad Moss village (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 Shad Moss village. 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 Shad Moss village ...
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 Shad Moss village: Shad Moss Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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.
Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County: Berkeley, Calhoun, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter & Williamsburg.
Below are the counties that are near Shad Moss village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shad Moss village:
- Clarendon County (The home county of Shad Moss village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Davis Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Alcolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Panola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Paxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gable
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sardinia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- New Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Eadytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Judge Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
- Cross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
- Sandridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Bonneau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alvin is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Dorchester County
- Harleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence County
- Olanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Ferguson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Eutawville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Possum Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Santee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Parler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
- Holly Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wells is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Elloree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Pinewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Privateer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Ashley Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- East Sumter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- South Sumter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Mulberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cane Savannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Sumter Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Greeleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lane
(18 miles [29 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>
- Salters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kingstree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Terrell Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Cades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shad Moss village, see our County-by-County Page for Shad Moss village.
Cemeteries Near Shad Moss village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shad Moss village.
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 Shad Moss village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shad Moss village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluefield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas Walter Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manning Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mexico Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Site of Francis Marion Tomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Shad Moss village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shad Moss village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shad Moss village, with the one closest to Shad Moss village listed first.
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Davis Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foreston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Eadytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Silver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Greeleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alcolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Panola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harvin is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
- Brogdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brogdon is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
- Connors ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Connors is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shad Moss village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shad Moss village.
Newspapers Published in Shad Moss village ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shad Moss village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shad Moss village, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shad Moss village.
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 websites either 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 Shad Moss village:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Clarendon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Calhoun County
- Dorchester County
- Florence County
- Orangeburg County
- Sumter County
- Williamsburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 Shad Moss village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shad Moss village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |