Hi, Just a little info. Most of the streets that are listed in the city directory are still in the same place they were in the early days. Just look on a current city map, most available at AAA or online and search for the name. I had no problem finding where my great, great grandparents lived and in fact, the house is still there. Jean

Just one thing, though. Do not forget that house numbers changed over the years. So you need to check that the house number you have is the same as the current one. I thought it strange that my ggggrandfather's address moved down the street three times until someone explained either on this list or SCROOTS about how houses were re-numbered over the years as new places were constructed. One ancestor's early land description says "up the path" from the Bay; then it evolves into a description giving "bounded by" the various neighbors' names; then it becomes "bounded on the North by" whatever street, etc.; then the property was known as "Orange Garden"; then it was sold off and subdivided with Orange Street going down the middle of it; then houses became numbered, then renumbered. The evolution of property is fascinating, but it takes some time and effort tracing the records from abstracts. This is why I'd prefer to go from original indexes and records. But I know the fragile condition of records is such that this is just not always possible. This is another reason why I, too, am looking for maps. But I'm mainly looking for the land records, especially those with plat maps. Elizabeth Crckrsuze@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, Just a little info. Most of the streets that are listed in the city > directory are still in the same place they were in the early days. Just look > on a current city map, most available at AAA or online and search for the > name. I had no problem finding where my great, great grandparents lived and > in fact, the house is still there. > Jean > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Lots of holdings on Charleston County Families > South Carolina Historical Society > http://www.schistory.org