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Welcome to Pireway ...

Pireway is located in Columbus County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Pireway, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pireway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Pireway is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pireway is within the (910) area code.

Communities near Pireway ...

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

  • North Myrtle Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carolina Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Shallotte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loris
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ocean Isle Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
    • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <4>
  • Briarcliffe Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Pireway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pireway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pireway. 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 Pireway.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pireway ...

Looking for more information about Pireway? 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 Pireway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pireway.

Adding Pireway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pireway 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 Pireway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pireway post office opened in 1882.

We also found Pireway in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pireway.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pireway. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pireway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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