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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 Walterboro (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 Walterboro. 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 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.

Walterboro is located in Colleton County and is the County Seat.

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 Colleton County: Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Walterboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walterboro.

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 Walterboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Liveoak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Doctors Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doctors Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doctors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Herndon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Round O Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Adams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.
    • Canadys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canadys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canadys 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walterboro had a population of 1,171 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Walterboro had a population of 5,343 people.

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

  • Drawdy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Ritter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ritter
    • From Walterboro to Ritter
  • Hendersonville
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Cottageville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • White Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Hall
    • From Walterboro to White Hall
  • Green Pond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ashepoo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Jacksonboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Islandton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Salkehatchie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salkehatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
    • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
  • Early Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Davidson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Hampton County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Yemassee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cummings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Cummings is located in Hampton County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Walterboro ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walterboro.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Walterboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Walterboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Walterboro.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5> of Walterboro.

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 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 Walterboro:

The official website for Walterboro: www.walterborosc.org/

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

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 Walterboro, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walterboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walterboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9046, Longitude: -80.6669    









 

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