My love of genealogy began when I was younger, living in Grahamville, listening to family members trading stories on back porches. In small southern towns, visiting was our entertainment, and I am proud to have been raised where family came first.

Grahamville is a small community, near Ridgeland, in Jasper County, South Carolina. Although many South Carolinians may have heard of Ridgeland, they often question the location of Grahamville. It's a quiet little community a mile or so southeast of Ridgeland, on Hwy. 278. It's about 30 miles from three well-know towns...Beaufort, Hilton Head, and Savannah.
Grahamville was named after Capt. John Graham, and formed in St. Luke's Parish, after the Revolutionary War.

This area was once the home of the Yemassee and Coosaw Indians.

Purrysburgh, a pre-Revolutionary War settlement, was settled in 1732 by Swiss-German immigrants. It is marked by a cross-shaped monument of stone on the banks of the Savannah River. An historical marker stands on Hwy. 34, near the intersection of Hwy. 31, just outside of Hardeeville.

At Old House, you can visit the tomb of Thomas Heyward, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Be sure to stop in at Cooler's Store for gas or a cool drink.

During the Civil War, the Confederate Army defeated Federal troops at the Battle of Honey Hill, near Grahamville, in November 1864.
Another local Civil War battle was the Battle of Pocotaligo, near Coosawhatchie.