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Introduction ...

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

We've added Spring Plain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spring Plain, 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 Plain (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 Plain. 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 Spring Plain ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Plain: Spring Pln.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Spring Plain 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 Plain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Plain:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Spring Plain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Plain, with the one closest to Spring Plain listed first.
    • Eadytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Judge Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sandridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Bonneau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pinopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Stephen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Harris Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Moncks Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Plain, with the one closest to Spring Plain listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Otranto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Plain, with the one closest to Spring Plain listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Davis Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Summerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Panola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Silver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Alcolu
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Paxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Plain, with the one closest to Spring Plain listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Flowertown Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Saint George
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Reevesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Plain, with the one closest to Spring Plain listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Eutawville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Possum Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Green Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Holly Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Santee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Parler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Elloree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sumter County
    • Pinewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Plain, with the one closest to Spring Plain listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingstree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Plain ...

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

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

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

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Plantation Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pressley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas Walter Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bluefield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mexico Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • Blaco Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grooms Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Eadytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Sandridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Macbeth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Bonneau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Holly Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Stephen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Vance
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
  • Moncks Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Davis Station
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Greeleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Summerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Plain ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Plain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Plain, 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 Plain.

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 Spring Plain:

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 Plain, 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 '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 Plain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.