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.

“Henry Edmund Ravenel (1795-1859) was President of the Union Bank of Charleston during much of his adult life, but as a young man he practiced surveying.He was only twenty-three when he received his first payment for work on the district surveys. Altogether, he received $3,800 between April, 1819, and December, 1821; he was paid four hundred dollars as a quarterly salary until January, 1820, and then $500 the following April, $1,600 on the approval of his work in January, 1820, and a final payment of $100 in December of 1821. The payments for 1820 and 1821 are all marked for a survey and map of St. Helena Parish, the portion of Beaufort District that includes St. Helena, Ladies, and Port Royal Islands. Vignoles is credited with the remainder of this district on vouchers and on the manuscript map. The Atlas credits Ravenel with work on the map of Charleston District, and he may have worked his first nine months in that district, but since the manuscript map of Charleston says that it was prepared entirely by Vignoles, Ravenel more likely spent a full year-and-a-half on St. Helena Parish. If the available information is complete, he received 38 percent of the money paid for the Beaufort and Charleston district maps and a survey of the Savannah River, yet he surveyed less than one-fifth of the total land area.” 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 Charleston District, along with other counties in which the name also appears.

Scroll down to view the alphabetical listing of names:

10 mile House Tavern – Cha	Fripp – Be (4), Cha	Ram Horn Creek – Cha
16 Mile House Church – Cha	Gaillard – Cha (9), O, P	Rantole – Cha
18 Mile House Tavern – Cha	Gaillard, J. – Cha	Rantole’s Bridge – Cha
22 Mile House Tavern – Cha	Gaillard’s Isld. – Cha (2)	Ravenel – Cha (3)
3 Log Bridge – Cha	Gervais – Cha	Read, Dr. W. – Cha
32 Mile House Tavern – Cha	Gesre – Cha	Reardon – Cha
4 Mile House Tavern – Cha	Gesre’s Pt. – Cha	Reardon’s 25 Mile House – Cha
45 Mile House Tavern – Cha	Gibbes – Cha	Reardon’s Tavern – Cha (2)
8 Mile House Tavern – Cha	Gibson – A, Cha, K, Lan (3), Mar, W	Red Bank Road – Cha
Alligator Cr. – Cha, F	Gibson’s Cr. – Cha	Redheimer – Cha
Alligator Hole Cr. – Cha	Goose Creek Bridge – Cha	Redheimer’s Tavern – Cha
Andrews – Cha	Goose Creek Road – Cha	Rens – Cha
Ararat – Cha	Gordon, J. – Cha	Reynolds – Be, Cha (2), F, K
Ash – Cha, Co	Gourdin – Cha, W (8)	Reynolds, B. – Cha, Ch’f
Ash’s Pt. – Cha	Gourdin’s Ferry formerly Murray’s – Cha, W	Rich – Cha
Ashley – Cha	Gpat I. – Cha (2), H, Mar, W	Rich Creek – Cha
Ashley Ferry – Cha	Green Pt. – Cha	Rigg’s Tavern – Cha, Co
Ashley Hill – Cha	Grimball, P.C. – Cha	Riggs – Cha, Co
Ashley River – Cha, Co (2)	Guerins – Cha	Rivers – Ba, Cha (3), Co (2)
Ashley River Road – Cha	Guerins Bridge – Cha	Rivers, J. – Cha
Axson – Cha	Guerrin – Cha	Rivers, S. – Cha
Bailey – Cha, Co, Lau	Guerrin’s Ferry – Cha	Rivers, W. – Cha
Bailey’s Island – Cha, Co	Haddruis – Cha	Rock Landing – Cha
Battle of Stono – Cha	Haddruis Point – Cha	Rolling Road – Cha
Bear Bluff – Cha	Haig – Cha	Rubbit – Cha
Beaver Dam – Cha	Halfway Creek – Cha	Rubbit Pt. – Cha
Becket’s Pt. – Cha	Halfway Creek Road – Cha	Rumph – Ba, Cha, Co, O
Bee – Cha	Halfway Swamp – Cha, E, O, Su	Rumph’s hill – Cha
Beresford – Cha (2)	Hall, Archdale – Cha	Rutledge – A, Cha (2), Lau
Beresford’s Creek – Cha	Hall, Buck – Cha	Rutter’s Creek – Cha
Big Camp – Cha	Hamlin – Cha, E, Ge	Ruttler – Cha
Big Murphy’s Island – Cha	Harley – Ba, Cha, Co	Sandy Bay – Cha
Biggin – Cha	Harley’s Tav. and P.O. – Cha, Co	Sandy Point – Be, Cha
Biggin Bridge – Cha	Harvy – Cha	Santee Bridge – Cha
Biggin Church – Cha	Head Quarters – Cha	Santee Canal – Cha
Biggin Swamp – Cha	Hegan – Cha	Santee River – Cha, Gc, O
Bird Key – Cha	Hegan Creek – Cha	Savanna Bridge – Cha
Black Hall – Cha	Hell Hole Swamp – Cha	Savanna Creek – Ba, Cha (2), Su (2)
Black Oak Church – Cha	Heyward – Cha, Co (2)	School House – Be (2), Cha, H (8), Mar, W (2)
Black River – Cha, Ge, Su, W (2)	Hibben – Cha	Scott – A, Be, Cha, D, E, Ge, Lex, R, Su,
Black River Lower Road – Cha	Hobcaw Point – Cha (2)	Scott’s Tavern – Cha
Black River Upper Road – Cha	Holmes – Cha, F, Su	Seabrook – Cha (2), Co
Blackman – Cha	Holmes, B. – Cha	Seabrook, G. – Cha
Blake – Be, Cha, Co	Holmes, Dr. – Cha	Seabrook, W. – Cha
Blue House Pt. – Cha	Horry – Cha	Seabrook’s Island – Cha
Bocket – Cha (2)	Horry, D. – Cha	Seabrook’s Pt. – Cha (2)
Boggy Gully – Cha, D, O	Horry, E. – Cha, Ge (2)	Shem Creek – Cha
Bonneau – Cha (2)	Horse Pen Swamp – Cha	Shoolred – Cha
Bonneau Ferry – Cha	Howery Cane Swamp – Cha	Shuts Folly I. – Cha
Bowman – Cha (2), Su	Huger Bridge – Cha	Sian – Cha (2), Co
Bridge – A (2), Ba (3), Be (6), Cha, Ch (2),	Huger Chapel – Cha	Simmons, F. – Cha (2)
Buckhall Swamp – Cha	Independent Church – Cha	Simpson – Cha, Ch, H, Lau, P
Bugby Bridge – Cha	Indian Pt. – Cha	Sinkler – Cha
Bull – A (2), Cha, Co, H, Mar’b	James Island – Cha	Six Mile House Tav. – Cha
Bull’s Bay – Cha	Jenkins Pt. – Cha	Smith – A (2), Ba, Be (2), Cha (2), Ch’f,
Bull’s Island – Be, Cha	Jeremy – Cha	Smith Tav. – Cha, O, Sp
Bull’s Monument – Cha	Jeremy I. – Cha	Sound – Cha (2)
Bullhead – Cha	Jerman – Cha	South Edisto Inlet – Cha
Bullhead Swamp – Cha	Jerome – Cha, Co	South Edisto River – Cha, Co
Bulltenn Bay – Cha	Jerome’s Inlet – Cha, Co	South Santee Inlet – Cha, Ge
Burdon, K. – Cha	Jervey, Dr. – Cha	South Santee River – Cha, Ge
Butler, I. – Cha	Johassa Island – Cha, Co	Spanish Mount Pt. – Cha
Butler, J. – Cha	John Island – Cha	Spring – Cha, Mar (2), Su, U
Cahill’s Tav. – Cha, Co	Johnson – A, Ba, Cha, Co, F, Ge (4),	St. Andrews Church – Cha (2)
Cainhoy – Cha	Johnston – Ba, Cha, Ch, Co (3)	St. James Goose Creek – Cha
Calai – Cha	Jones – A, Cha, Ch, Co, D, E, F, Gr,:	St. James Santee – Cha
Calais – Cha	Kennedy – Cha, Co, F, N, U	St. James’ Church – Cha
Calais Tav. – Cha	Kennedy’s Tavern – Cha	St. Johns Berkley – Cha
Called by the Indians onisecau – Cha	Kenoway Island – Cha (2), Co	St. Johns Colleton – Cha
Cantey – Cha, K (3)	Kiawah- Island – Cha	St. Johns Upper Church – Cha
Cape – Cha	Kiawah River – Cha	St. Stephen’s Church – Cha
Cape Roman – Cha	Kirk’s Swamp – Cha	St. Thomas – Cha (2)
Caper – Be, Cha	La Roch, J. – Cha	Stale Road – Cha (2), Lex
Capers Island – Cha	Laroach – Cha	Stedman – Cha
Capers’ Inlet – Cha	LaRoch – Cha	Steed – Cha
Cat Island – Be, Cha, Ge	LaRock Road – Cha	Steed’s Bridge – Cha
Caten – Cha	Laurens – Cha	Stevens, Dr. – Cha
Caten’s Bay – Cha	Lawrence – Be, Cha	Stono Inlet – Cha
Cha – Cha	Lawson – Cha, Sp	Stono Marsh – Cha
Chaplin – Be (4), Cha	Lawson’s Pond – Cha	Stono River – Cha, Co
Charleston – Cha, Ge, Su, W	Lawton – Be, Cha	Store – A, Ba (2), Cha (3), Co (2), F, Gr, H,
Charleston District Cha	Legare – Cha, Co (2), Ge	Strawberry Ferry – Cha
Charleston Harbour – Cha	Legare, I. – Cha	Sullivan – Cha, Gr
Cherry – Be, Cha	Lenud’s Ferry (now Gourdin’s) – Cha	Sullivan’s Island – Cha
Cherry Island – Cha	Lenuds – Cha	Tare – Cha
Childsbury Church – Cha	Light House – Cha	Tavern – Be, Cha, Co (2), Ge, K, Lex, Mar’b
Chisolm – Cha, Co (2)	Line of Sumter and Williamsburgh – Cha	The Four Holes Road – Cha
Christ Church – Cha (2)	Line of Williamsburgh and Georgetown – Cha	The Horns – Cha
Church Creek Bridge – Cha	Little Edisto Island – Cha, Co	The Neck – Cha
Clark – Cha, Ch’f, Co, E, Gr, Lan, Lau,	Little Hell Hole Swamp – Cha	Thomas – Cha, Ch’f, Co, Ge (3), H, K
Clark’s Bay – Cha	Little Murphy’s Island – Cha	Three Mile Head – Cha (2)
Clark’s Inlet – Cha, Co	Little Wambaw Swamp – Cha	Three Savannas – Cha
Clark’s Island – Cha	Logan – A, Cha	Tidyman – Cha, Ge
Clayton – Cha, Co	Long I. – Be (2), Cha	Tipicop Haw – Cha
Clouter – Cha	Long Savanna Swamp – Cha	Toomer, A. – Cha
Club and Muster House – Cha	Lony Causway Road – Cha	Town Marsh – Cha
Club House – Ba, Cha (2), Co	Lucas – Cha, Ch’f, Ge, W	Townsend, D. – Cha
Coffee – Cha	Maple run – Cha	Tugadoo Road – Cha (2), Co
Coffin Land Island – Cha	Margate Swamp – Cha	Tupeetoo Bay – Cha
Cole – Cha, Lau	Martello Tower – Cha	Turnbull – Cha (2)
Coles I. – Be, Cha	Mathews – Cha	Turnbull, R J. – Cha
Colleton – .Cha, O	Mattasee – Cha	Vance – Cha, O, Su
Cook – Cha, F, R, Su, Mar’b, O, R, Su	Mattasee Swamp – Cha	Vanderhorst – Cha (2)
Cook’s Creek – Cha	Matthew – Cha, Co	New Cut Lag. – Cha
Cooper – Ba, Cha (2), Lau, O, Sp	Matthew’s Hibbins Ferry – Cha	Wacanoaw Creek – Cha
Cooper Pond – Cha	Matthew’s Pt. – Cha	Wadboo Bridge – Cha
Cooper Shop Gully – Cha	Mazych – Cha, Ge	Wadmalaw Island – Cha
Cophee Sound – Cha	Mazyck’s Ferry – Cha, Ge	Wadmalaw River – Cha, Co
Cordes – Cha	McClellan – Cha	Wadmalaw Sound – Cha
Cordes, Dr. – Cha	McCloud – Cha, Co	Wall Eye Swamp – Cha
Cordes, E. – Cha	Mepkin Bridge – Cha	Wallace – Be, Cha, Ch, Co, Lan, N
Cove – Cha	Middleton – Cha, Co, Gr, Su	Wallace’s Bridge – Cha
Crawford – Be (2), Cha, Mar (3), Y	Middleton – Cha, E	Wambaw Creek – Cha
Crawford’s Tav. – Cha	Middleton, J. – Cha	Wando River – Cha
Crooked Road – Cha	Mill – A, Be (9), Cha, Ch’f (2), Co (6), D,	Wantoot – Cha
Cut Bridge – Cha	Milliken – Cha	Wappetaw Bridge – Cha
Cypress Causeway – Cha	Milne, Andw. – Cha	Wappoo Creek – Cha
Cypress Swamp – Cha, Co	Monks Comer Store – Cha	Wappoo Ferry – Cha
Cypress Toll House – Cha	Moreland – Cha	Wappoota Creek – Cha
Daniel’s Island – Cha	Moreland Creek – Cha	Warren – Cha, Co
Dawhow River – Cha, Co	Morrison – Cha, Co (2)	Wassamisa Causeway – Cha
Dawson – Cha	Moss Swamp – Cha	Wassamisa Road – Cha
Dawson, I. – Cha	Motte- Cha (3)	Waterloo – Cha
De Lancey Pt. – Cha (2)	Moultrie – Cha, Ge	Watts – Cha, Co
Dean – Cha	Moultrieville – Cha	Watts Gut – Cha
Dean’s Ford Bridge – Cha	Mount Pleasant – Cha	Wedboo Bridge – Cha
Delance – Cha	Mouzon – Cha	Wedboo Creek – Cha
Deveaux – Cha (2)	Muke U. E. – Cha	Wells – Be, Cha, N, O
Dewee – Cha	Mulberry Bluff – Cha	Wells Creek – Cha
Dewee’s Inlet – Cha	Murphy – Cha, O, Su	Western Branch – Cha
Dewees Island – Cha	Murray – A, Cha, Co (4), Ge	Whaley – Cha (4), Co
Dorchester – Cha, Co	Muster House – Be, Cha (5), Co	Whaley, E. – Cha
Dorchester Road – Cha	My Lady’s Bush – Cha	Whaley, M. – Cha
Dover – Cha	Nelson – Cha, Ch, N, O, R, Su, W	Wheeler – Cha, Sp
Dover’s Tav. – Cha	Nelson’s Ferry – Cha, O, Su	White – Cha, Ch, Ch’f, Co (3), D, Ge (5
Drose – Cha	Nelson’s Ferry Road – Cha	White Banks – Cha
Drose’s Tav. – Cha	New Cut – Cha, Co, W	White Pond – Ba, Cha (2), K
Dry Breakers – Cha	Newman – Cha, D, Su	White’s Tav. – Cha
Dubose – Cha, Mar, W	Newman’s Pond – Cha	Wilkie – Cha
Dulail – Cha	North Edisto Inlet – Cha, Co	Wilkie’s Tav. – Cha
Eastern Branch – Cha	North Santee River – Cha, Ge (2)	Wilkins, G.M. – Cha
Echau Church – Cha	Oak Grove – Cha (2), Co, Su, U	Wills – Cha
Eding’s Bay – Cha	Old Chapel – Cha, O	Wilson – A (4), Cha (2), Co (2), E, F, I
Eding’s Island – Cha (2), Co	Orangeburgh – Cha, Co, E, Lex, O, R, Su	Windsor – Cha
End of the Oyster shell region – Cha	Owendaw – Cha	Windsor Hill – Cha
Episcopal Church – Be, Cha (2), Ch (2)	Owendaw Bridge – Cha	Wiskinbag, S.H. – Cha
Eutaw Spring – Cha	Owendaw Creek – Cha	Witten – Chas
Fair Forest Swamp – Cha	Oyster Bay – Cha	Witten’s Bay – Cha (2)
Fairlawn’s – Cha	P.O. – Be, Cha, Lau	Woodboo – Cha
Ferguson – Cha, Co (2), Sp, W	Palmer – Be, Cha (4), F, Ge	Yates – Be, Cha
Ferguson’s Swamp – Cha	Parsonage – Cha (2), Su, W (2)
Ferry – Be, Cha (2), Co, K (4), Lan, N (2), U,Y(S)	Peach Tree – Cha
Filbean’s Creek – Cha	Peter’s Pt. – Cha
Fillbean – Cha	Peters – Ba, Cha, Ge, W
Fitzsimmons – Cha	Pie, D. – Cha
Five Creeks – Cha	Pinckney – Cha, Co, Ge, O, P, U
Fludd – Cha	Pinckney Club House – Cha
Follin – Cha	Pinckney, Caslle – Cha
Folly Island – Cha	Pinckney, Gen. – Cha
Forrester, A. – Cha	Pine Landing – Cha (2)
Fort – Be, Cha (4), Ge, U	Point of Pines Land – Cha
Fort Bay Point – Cha	Pooskee – Cha (2)
Fort Johnston – Cha	Porcher – Be, Cha (3)
Fort Moultrie – Cha	Porcher’s Embankment – Cha
Foster – Cha, Lau, N, Sp	Price – Cha, Ch, Co (2), H, Sp
Foster’s Creek – Cha, N	Price’s Inlet – Cha
Fountain Run – Cha	Prier – Cha, Co
Four Hole Bridge – Cha, Co	Prier’s Tavern – Cha, Co
Four Hole Swamp – Cha, 0	Prioleau – Cha
Fox Run – Cha	Prioleau, Dr. – Cha
Fraser – Cha	Public Land – Cha, K
Freeman – Cha, Lau	Quarter House T. – Cha
Freena – Cha	Quinby Bridge – Cha
French Quarter Creek – Cha	Quinby Creek – Cha
Frierson – Cha, W	Raccoon Key – Cha
Fripp – Be (4), Cha	Racoon Isld. – Cha, Co

 

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