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 Olyphic (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 Olyphic. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Olyphic 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 Olyphic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olyphic:
- Columbus County (The home county of Olyphic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olyphic, with the one closest to Olyphic listed first.
- Pireway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pine Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Nakina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Ironhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Tabor City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Clarendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Brunswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Redbug
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Hallsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olyphic, with the one closest to Olyphic listed first.
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Carolina Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Calabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Sunset Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Ocean Isle Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shallotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Makatoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Holden Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Supply
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olyphic, with the one closest to Olyphic listed first.
- Little Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- North Myrtle Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Atlantic Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Briarcliffe Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Arcadian Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olyphic, see our County-by-County Page for Olyphic.
Cemeteries Near Olyphic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olyphic.
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 Olyphic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olyphic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olyphic, with the one closest to Olyphic listed first.
- Live Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manley Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKeithan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Olyphic in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olyphic.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olyphic, with the one closest to Olyphic listed first.
- Pireway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Iredell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Dothan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Bug Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wampee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Mollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Dock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Ironhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Exum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olyphic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olyphic.
Newspapers Published in Olyphic ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olyphic.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olyphic, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olyphic.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Olyphic:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Olyphic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olyphic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |