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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 Sullivans Ferry (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 Sullivans Ferry. 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 hospitals 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.

Sullivans Ferry is located in Dorchester County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dorchester County: Bamberg, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Sullivans Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivans Ferry, with the one closest to Sullivans Ferry listed first.
    • Flowertown Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Ridgeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Chandler Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Dorchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Summerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Reevesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivans Ferry, with the one closest to Sullivans Ferry listed first.
    • Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tomotley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomotley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
    • Yemassee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivans Ferry, with the one closest to Sullivans Ferry listed first.
    • Ladson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Washington Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Caromi Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Highland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Camelot Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Goose Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hanahan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mount Holly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Sandridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Tarry Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Moncks Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivans Ferry, with the one closest to Sullivans Ferry listed first.
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Adams Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ravenel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Hollywood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
    • Johns Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Charleston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
    • Rockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sullivans Ferry, with the one closest to Sullivans Ferry listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Round O
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Drawdy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Canadys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ritter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Green Pond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Colleton County
    • Ruffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Orangeburg County
    • Holly Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Sullivans Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sullivans Ferry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round O Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round O Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round O Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosom Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosom Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Cottageville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Drawdy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • Ridgeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ashepoo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
  • Ritter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Summerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Walterboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hendersonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
  • White Hall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Otranto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Long Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
      • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Harleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Sullivans Ferry ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sullivans Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sullivans Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sullivans Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Sullivans Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sullivans Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Sullivans Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Sullivans Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sullivans Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9121, Longitude: -80.4062       In this case, the coordinates for Sullivans Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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