Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Myrtle Head (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Myrtle Head. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Myrtle Head is located in Brunswick County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Myrtle Head. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Myrtle Head:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Myrtle Head)
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Head, with the one closest to Myrtle Head listed first.
- Exum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Makatoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Shallotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Supply
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Calabash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Ocean Isle Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holden Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Head, with the one closest to Myrtle Head listed first.
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- East Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Rosindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Clarkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Abbottsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Head, with the one closest to Myrtle Head listed first.
- Bug Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Nakina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Pireway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Lake Waccamaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Ironhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Cribb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Head, with the one closest to Myrtle Head listed first.
- Little Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Longs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Cherry Grove Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Loris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Myrtle Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Hand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Finklea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Green Sea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Briarcliffe Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Myrtle Head, see our County-by-County Page for Myrtle Head.
Cemeteries Near Myrtle Head ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myrtle Head.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Myrtle Head - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Myrtle Head covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Myrtle Head, with the one closest to Myrtle Head listed first.
- Myrtle Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Etheridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Formyduval Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Azor James Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milligan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Stack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Myrtle Head in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Myrtle Head.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Myrtle Head, with the one closest to Myrtle Head listed first.
- Exum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Makatoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Old Dock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Bug Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pireway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Lake Waccamaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shallotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Iredell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Supply
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dothan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Byrdville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Myrtle Head. See our List of 1890's Communities around Myrtle Head.
Newspapers Published in Myrtle Head ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myrtle Head.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myrtle Head, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myrtle Head.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Myrtle Head:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Horry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Myrtle Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myrtle Head) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |