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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 Springtown (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 Springtown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Springtown is located in Colleton 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 Colleton County: Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Springtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
    • Canadys
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Smoaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Ruffin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Walterboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Round O
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottageville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Allendale County
    • Ulmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bamberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Olar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Govan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Beaufort County
    • Yemassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Washington Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Lincolnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
    • Grover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Reevesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Summerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
    • Miley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocketville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Early Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pond Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Varnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
    • Branchville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sixty Six
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Bowman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Rowesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Possum Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Vance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Cope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Cordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eutawville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Springtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springtown.

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

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

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

  • Green Pond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Appleby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hagerman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Miss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Canadys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Utsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Grace UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitestone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Connor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (229 more) ...
    • Providence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Seigler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Springtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springtown.

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

  • Reevesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
  • Walterboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Branchville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottageville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harleyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sixty Six
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
  • Ashton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Drawdy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
  • Bowman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Islandton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hendersonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Ritter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Rowesville
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Springtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springtown.

Newspapers Published in Springtown ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springtown.

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 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 Springtown:

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 Springtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.