City Directories and History:   Architect, Mr. Robert Mills was hired by the State of S.C. to create accurate maps of the state’s districts.  In turn, he employed knowledgeable surveyors to survey the local areas, from which he created his finished maps of S.C., districts or counties.  This resulted in accurate maps of roads, streams, and cities located in each.  Click on the More Information / Enlargeable links,  (found under the picture column), for an enlargeable county map,  a history of Robert Mill’s survey of S.C. counties, written by Gene Waddell in 1980, an index to the names listed on the maps, and enlargeable quadrants for conducting in depth research.

“Charles Blacker Vignoles (1793-1875) received $6,240 between 1818 and 1820 for surveying all of Charleston District, all of Beaufort except St. Helena Parish, and all of the Savannah River. He was eventually salaried at $2,000 per year (compared to $1,600 for Henry Ravenel and contracts of $1,000 for a year’s work given to some other surveyors), and he also received a substantial balance when his maps were approved. In June, 1820, he received separate payments of $2,000 and $1,550, probably for completing the Charleston cmd Beaufort maps respectively. The cartouche of his Charleston map reads, “Surveyed, Compiled, and Drawn by Charles Vignoles,” which is specific enough to preclude any participation by Henry Ravenel, who is given equal credit on the Atlas plate. Since Vignoles was an Englishman and a visitor in South Carolina and Ravenel was a resident of Charleston District and was a descendant of 17th Century emigrants, Ravenel may have been called upon to make additions and corrections after the manuscript was completed. The major changes between the manuscript and the Atlas plate, though, is in the addition of person names that Mills could equally well have provided.

The Beaufort map reads “the Parishes of Saint Peter, Saint Lukes, Prince Williams Surveyed by Charles Vignoles and Saint Helena Surveyed by Henry Ravenel.” The manuscript is in the same distinctive hand as the Charleston map and was clearly drawn by Vignoles. He later distinguished himself as a leading railroad engineer in several European countries. In 1869, he was elected President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in England.” Information from: Mill’s Atlas of South Carolina – 1825, Southern Historical Press, 1980

R&R has also taken individual county maps and created a list of their recorded sites, allowing R&R’s users, faster access to historic data.  Each of the More Information links opens items connected to the Mill’s map of this county.  The last four are those related to Quadrants 1-4.  Names within each quadrant are listed below and at the bottom of the page, is an alphabetical list, of all names shown in Beaufort District, along with other counties in which the name also appears. Click on the highlighted name below to see another excellent map of Beaufort District.

Scroll down to view the alphabetical listing of names:

Adams – Be (2), Co. (2), E, Gr, Mar’b	Fraser – Be, Co (3), Ge (4)	Pinckney Island – Be
Albergotlee – Be	Fripp – Be (4), Cha	Pipe Creek Church – Be
Alligator Br. – Be, Co	Fripp, A. – Be	Pocotaligo – Be
Archer’s Cr. – Be	Fripp, P. – Be (2)	Pocotaligo River – Be, Su
Argyle Island – Be	Fripps Inlet – Be	Point Comfort – Be
B. Church – Be	Frymo Pam – Be	Point Levy Bay – Be
Bachelor’s Bridge – Be	Fuhaw Church – Be	Polawand, L. – Be
Barnwell – Ba, Be, E, O, Su	Furman – Be	Poor Robin Cut – Be
Barnwell, E. – Be	Garden’s Comer – Be	Pope Gall – Be
Barnwell, J.A. – Be	Geaties – Be	Popes – Be
Barnwell, J.G. – Be	Geaties Mill – Be	Popes, I. – Be, N
Bay Bush Point – Be	Gillison – Be (2)	Porcher – Be, Cha (3)
Bay Gall – Be	Gillisonvillee – Be	Porcher Mill – Be
Bay Point – Be, Co	Gilmer – Be	Port Roval River – Be
Baynard – Be	Glebe – Be	Port Royal – Be
Beaufort – Ba, Be, Ge	Goldwires reach – Be	Port Royal Island – Be
Beaufort District Be	Graham Neck – Be	Porteus – Be
Beck – Be (2)	Graham-ville – Be	Post LVII in Pond – Ba, Be
Becks Ferry – Be	Gray – A, Ba, Be, E, P	Prentis Island – Be
Bedo – Be	Grayson – Be	Purysburgh – Be
Beech Br. – Be	Great Swamp – Be	Purysburgh Church – Be
Beech Branch Church – Be	Great Swamp Bridge – Be	Rabbit Point – Be
Bees Creek – Be	Gregore- Be	Red Bluff – Ba, Be, Mar’b, R
Beldmaker’s Point – Be	Guerard – Be	Republican Point – Be
Belgers – Be	Guerards R. – Be	Reynolds – Be, Cha (2), F, K
Bell – A, Be, F, O, Su	Guerards Rd. – Be	Rhodes – Be
Bellinger Neck – Be (2)	Gwynne – Be	Richardson – Be, Ch, £, Lau, N, O, Su
Big Kieter – Be	Habersham – Be	Riley – Be, O
Big Pipe – Be	Hagerslagers Point – Be	Robert – Be
Big Pipe Creek – Be	Haig’s Point – Be	Roberts – Ba, Be (2), Mar, O
Black Creek – Be, Ch’f, Co (2), D, Lex, Mar,	Hall Island – Be	Robertville – Be
Blake – Be, Cha, Co	Harbour I. – Be	Rockspring- Be
Blanket Point – Be	Hardy – Be	Rouse – Be, Ch’f
Blood Hill Br. – Be	Harrison – Be, Ch’f, Co, Gr, K, Lan, P	Royal – Be
Bloody Point – Be (2)	Hay wardville – Be	Royal – Be (2)
Blue Run Swamp – Be	Haywards Bridge – Be	Royal Br. – Be
Blutt I. – Be	Hazzard – Be	Salomon’s Store – Be
Boggy Gut – Ba, Be (2)	Hazzard Neck – Be	Saltketcher Bridge – Be, Co
Bostick – Be	Hazzard’s Back Creek – Be	Saltketcher River – Be
Bostricks Br. – Be	Hazzards Store Bridge – Be	Salt-water Bridge – Be
Bouchier – Be	Heaps – Be	Sandy Hill – Be
Boyd’s Neck – Be	Hickery Hill P.O. – Be	Sandy Point – Be, Cha
Braddock’s Point – Be	Hilton Head Island – Be	Sandy Run – Be, Co, Lex, N
Bray’s Island – Be	Hog Nose – Be	Savage Island – Be
Bridge – A (2), Ba (3), Be (6), Cha, Ch (2),	Hogg – Be, N	Savannah – Be
Bridge Church – Be	Hogg’s Neck – Be	Savannah or Isundiga River – Be
Bridoe – Be	Hoggs Tav. – Be	Savannah River Entrance – Be
Broad Creek – Be	Horse I. – Be	School House – Be (2), Cha, H (8), Mar, W (2)
Broad River – A, Be, Ch, F, Lex, N, R, Sp (2),	Horse Pond – Ba, Be	Scott – A, Be, Cha, D, E, Ge, Lex, R, Su,
Broadwater Br. – Be	Hospa Creek – Be	Scott’s Neck – Be
Broxston’s Ford – Be	Hudson’s Ferry – Be	Scull Creek – Be, Co
Brunson – Be	Huggins Store – Be	Seven Days Baptist – Be
Buckfield Causeway – Be	Huguenin’s Neck – Be	Sheldon Church – Be
Buck Pt. – Be	Hutchinson’s Island – Be	Shelly Pt. – Be
Bull Pen – Be	Iaidains Lake – Be	Shoe Quarter Swamp – Be
Bull River – Be, Co	Indian Camp Br. – Be	Simmon – Be, Su
Bull’s Island – Be, Cha	Isla Island – Be	Sister Cut – Be
Bull’s Point – Be	Izard Bridge – Be	Skinner, Wm. – Be
Busk – Be	Jackson’s Branch – Ba, Be	Skull Creek – Be
Cadeers – Be	Jacob’s Leap – Be	Smith – A (2), Ba, Be (2), Cha (2), Ch’f,
Calf Pen Bays – Be	Jones Isld. – Be	Smith Ferry – Be
Calibogue Sound – Be	Joyner – Be, Lan	Snyder, G. – Ba, Be
Caliwasee Island – Be	Kean’s Neck – Be	South Wimbee – Be
Campbell – A, Be, Ch’f (3), Co, D, F, K,	Kirk – Be, N	Spears – A, Be
Cane I. – Be	Kirk Blutt – Be	Spears’ Store – Be
Caper – Be, Cha	Ladies Island – Be	Sperds Creek Bridge – Be
Caree’s Bridge – Be	Laurel Bay – Be	Spring Island – Be
Carpinger Bar – Be (2)	Laurence – Be	St. Helena – Be
Cartright – Be	Lawrence – Be, Cha	St. Helena Island – Be (2)
Cat Island – Be, Cha, Ge	Lawton – Be, Cha	St. Helena Sound – Be
Cedar Branch – Ba, Be, Co	Lemon Island – Be	St. Luke – Be
Chaplin – Be (4), Cha	Little Bees Creek – Be	St. Luke Church – Be
Chaplins Isld. – Be	Little Kieter – Be	St. Peters – Be
Checkessee Blurr – Be	Little Pipe Creek – Be	Station Creek – Be
Checkessee River – Be	Little Saltketcher River – Be	Storys I. – Be
Cherry – Be, Cha	Loadholt, Jno. – A (2), Be	Stuart – Be (2), O
Chisholms Isld. – Be	Long, I. – Be (2), Cha	Swamp – Be, Mar, Su (2)
Church Road – Be	Long Pine I. – Be	Swamp Bees Creek – Be
Cles – Be	Long Point – Be	Talbird – Be
Cleveland – Be, P	Maner – Be	Tavern – Be, Cha, Co (2), Ge, K, Lex, Mar’b
Clidesdale Creek – Be	Maner, Major – Be	Tennant’s Branch – Be
Clitton – Be	Maner, W. – Be	Tenny’s Landing – Be
Cockspur I. – Be	Mannigault Neck – Be	The Dry Gatt – Be
Coffin – Be	Martin – A, Be (2), Co, E, Ge, P, Sp	The Punch Bowl – Be
Colcock, J. – Be	Mason – Be, F, Y	The Three Baraguin Bars – Be
Coleman’s Lake – Be	Mason Lodge – Be (3)	The Whirligig – Be
Coles I. – Be, Cha	Mathew’s Bluff – Be	Thompson’s Point – Be
Colleton Neck – Be	Maxcy – Be	Tison – Be
Colleton River – Be	May River – Be	Trenchard’s Inlet – Be
Collman – Be	May River Neck – Be	Trotter – Be
Combahee Ferry – Be	McBride – Be	Tuckassa King – Be
Combahee River – Be	McBride’s Store – Be	Tulifiuny River – Be
Cook’s Cut – Be	McGovans – Be	Tunbridge Landing – Be
Cooper River – Be	McKee – Be (2), Sp	Tunbridge Neck – Be
Coosaw Isld – Be	McKenzie – Be	Turtle Island – Be
Coosaw River – Be	McPhersonville – Be	Tutin – Be
Coosawhatchie C.H. – Be	Means – Be, F	Two Sister’s Ferry – Be
Coosawhatchie River – Be	Methodist Church – Be, Ch (2)	Tybee Light House – Be
Corkers Swamp – Be	Middleton Swamp – Be	Tyger Leap – Be
Cowfold Point – Be	Mile Swamp – Be	Typerary Point – Be
Cowpen Br. – Be, Co	Mill – A, Be (9), Cha, Ch’f (2), Co (6), D,	Union Causeway Turnpike – Be
Crawford – Be (2), Cha, Mar (3), Y	Moles – Be	Union Creek – Be
Cuthbert, Gen. – Be	Morgan’s Island – Be	Union Landing – Be
Cypress Creek – Be	Morgan’s River – Be	Vasser – Be
Cypress Creek Branch – Be	Mulligan’s Ford – Be	Vasser’s Tavern – Be
Cypress Creek Bridge – Be	Muster House – Be, Cha (5), Co	Verdier – Be
Darley – Be	Muster House Church – Be	Victoria Bluff – Be
Darley’s Tavern – Be	Neuirilles Pond – Be	Wall’s Cut – Be
Dathaw (Dataw) Island – Be	New River – Be	Wallace – Be, Cha, Ch, Co, Lan, N
Daufushie Island – Be	North Wimbee Creek – Be	Wassa Island – Be
Davis – A, Be, Lex, Mar (2), O, U	Oekette River – Be	Wells – Be, Cha, N, O
Daws I. – Be	Oekettee Creek – Be	Whale Br. – Be
DeLoach – Be	Old Church – Be, W	Whale I. – Be
Deloss I. – Be	Old Orangeburgh Road – Be	Whippy Swamp – Be
Deloss Pt. – Be	Old Womans Folly – Be	Whitehall – A, Be (2)
Distance L. – Be	Onslow I. – Be	Widows Br. – Be
Dupies Ferry – Be	Oswald – Be (2)	Wiggs Blutt – Be
Early’s Br. – Be	Owen – Ba, Be, Ch, N	Wilds Lake – Be
Edding’s Island – Be	P.O. – Be, Cha, Lau	Williams – Ba, Be, Ch’f, Co, E, Ge (2).
Elba Island – Be	Palichucola Blutt – Be	Williams Store – Be
Eodes Creek – Be	Palichucola Savanna – Be	Willmar’s Island – Be
Episcopal Church – Be, Cha (2), Ch (2)	Palmer – Be, Cha (4), F, Ge	Willow Oak Point – Be
Ferguson’s Br. – Be	Paris Island – Be	Winckler – Be
Ferry – Be, Cha (2), Co, K (4), Lan, N (2), U,Y(S)	Park’s Creek – A, Be	Wooster – Be
Ficklinge – Be	Pavoni – Be	Wright River – Be
Fish Howll – Be	Peeples – Ba, Be, F, U	Yates – Be, Cha
Flats – Be	Perry – Be, Co (4), F, K (2), Lan, R
Fort – Be, Cha (4), Ge, U	Phillis’ Lake – Be
Foster, M. – Ba, Be	Pilot Creek – Be
Frampton – Be (20	Pilots I. – Be

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