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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 Shannontown (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 Shannontown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Shannontown is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Shannontown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • South Sumter
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Sumter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Millwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • East Sumter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Lakewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Mulberry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Privateer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Cane Savannah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Oswego
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Cherryvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Mayesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalzell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Creston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Saint Matthews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Paxville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alcolu
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Silver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Sardinia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Manning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Panola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • New Zion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Turbeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Summerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Davis Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Jordan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Lamar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Lydia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Olanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sardis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Timmonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Jones Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Lugoff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Atkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elliott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Lynchburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishopville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Alcot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Elloree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Santee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Eastover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gadsden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Weston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Bruner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Pinewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Hopkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shannontown, with the one closest to Shannontown listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Moore Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Greeleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Shannontown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shannontown.

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 Shannontown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wood Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sumter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Acres Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gadson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (171 more) ...
    • Dargon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brogden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Shannontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shannontown.

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

  • Tindal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
  • Privateer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Cane Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Brogdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brogdon is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Harvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvin is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
  • Mayesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wedgefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Catchall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Alcolu
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Claremont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Silver
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Manning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Panola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola

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

Newspapers Published in Shannontown ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shannontown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shannontown, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shannontown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shannontown:

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>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 Shannontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Shannontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.