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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Spring Head. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Spring Head to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spring Head, please Contact Us.

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 Spring Head (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 Spring Head. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Spring Head is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Spring Head. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Head:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Spring Head)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Head, with the one closest to Spring Head listed first.
    • Bethera
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Huger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cordesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Moncks Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bonneau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarry Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Pinopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Harris Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Wando
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Holly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Head, with the one closest to Spring Head listed first.
    • Awendaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • McClellanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Otranto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Lincolnville
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • North Charleston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Grove Creek Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Island-of-Palms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
    • Isle-of-Palms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Charleston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Head, with the one closest to Spring Head listed first.
    • Summerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Brownsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Ridgeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Head, with the one closest to Spring Head listed first.
    • Andrews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sampit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Head, with the one closest to Spring Head listed first.
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Lane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Salters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Greeleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Head ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Head.

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 Spring Head - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Berea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Reed Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silk Hope Plantation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Slave Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Quimby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eccles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pompion Hill Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cordesville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Richmond Plantation Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoods Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

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

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

  • Bethera
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Huger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Palmerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • Alvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Macbeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Moncks Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bonneau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Strawberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Suttons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Mount Holly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Wando
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Stephen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Otranto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • McClellanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Head ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Head.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Head, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Head.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Spring Head:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Spring Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Head) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.