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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 Old Dock (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 Old Dock. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Old Dock is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Old Dock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Dock:

  • Columbus County     (The home county of Old Dock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dock, with the one closest to Old Dock listed first.
    • Nakina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Bug Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Pine Level
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Bethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Redbug
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
    • Hallsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
    • Brunswick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pireway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Ironhill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cribb Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
    • Whiteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dock, with the one closest to Old Dock listed first.
    • Council
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Rosindale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • East Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Clarkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Abbottsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • Kelly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Bladenboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Long View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Butters
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dock, with the one closest to Old Dock listed first.
    • Ash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Exum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Makatoka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Longwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Carolina Shores
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Shallotte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Calabash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sivey Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
    • Supply
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holden Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Robeson County
    • Barnesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dock, with the one closest to Old Dock listed first.
    • Little Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Longs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Loris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <1>
    • Daisy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Little River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Green Sea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Finklea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gurley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Hand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Dock, see our County-by-County Page for Old Dock.

Cemeteries Near Old Dock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Dock.

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 Old Dock - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Dock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Dock, with the one closest to Old Dock listed first.

  • Blackmon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Formyduval Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Etheridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Watts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Myrtle Head Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McKeithan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...
    • Stack Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ward Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Old Dock had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Dock, with the one closest to Old Dock listed first.

  • Bug Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
  • Ash
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Exum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Mollie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mollie is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
  • Hallsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Ironhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
  • Pireway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
  • Makatoka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dothan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
  • Whiteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarendon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bolton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Iredell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Iredell is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Dock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Dock.

Newspapers Published in Old Dock ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Dock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Dock, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Dock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Dock:

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 Old Dock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Dock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.