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 Bay Forest (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 Bay Forest. 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.
Name Variations for Bay Forest ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bay Forest: Bay Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bay Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Forest.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Bay Forest is located in Horry County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Bay Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Forest:
- Horry County (The home county of Bay Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Forest, with the one closest to Bay Forest listed first.
- Cedar Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Little River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Myrtle Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Longs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Briarcliffe Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Hand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Arcadian Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Georgetown County
- Murrells Inlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Forest, with the one closest to Bay Forest listed first.
- Calabash
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Ocean Isle Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Shallotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holden Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Exum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Sivey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Makatoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Supply
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Forest, with the one closest to Bay Forest listed first.
- Pireway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pine Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Nakina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Ironhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Tabor City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cribb Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Clarendon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Redbug
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Forest.
Cemeteries Near Bay Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Forest.
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 Bay Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Forest, with the one closest to Bay Forest listed first.
- North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Platt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Southeastern Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manley Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
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 Bay Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Forest, with the one closest to Bay Forest listed first.
- Little River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wampee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wampee is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Calabash
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iredell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Hand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Vaught
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vaught is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Pireway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Dothan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Nixonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Bug Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Shallotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bay Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Forest.
Newspapers Published in Bay Forest ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Forest, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Forest.
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 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 Bay Forest:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Georgetown County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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 Bay Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bay Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |