Welcome to Guide ...

Guide is located in Columbus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Guide is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Guide lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Guide: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Guide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Guide - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Guide.

Communities near Guide ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Guide.

• North Myrtle Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Myrtle Beach
  • North Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Myrtle Beach <4>
• Whiteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
• Carolina Shores
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
  • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
• Sunset Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <4>
• Tabor City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
  • Tabor City is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <4>
• Loris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
• Calabash
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
  • Calabash is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
• Chadbourn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Brunswick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Briarcliffe Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
  • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Guide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guide.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Guide. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guide.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Guide. See our Newspapers Page for Guide.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guide ...

Looking for more information about Guide? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Guide, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Guide.

Adding Guide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guide in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Guide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Guide post office opened in 1901.

We also found Guide on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guide. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/