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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 Bayboro (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 Bayboro. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Bayboro 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 Bayboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bayboro:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Bayboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayboro, with the one closest to Bayboro listed first.
    • Gurley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
    • Finklea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Allen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Allen is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Cool Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Daisy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Daisy is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Green Sea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Loris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cochran Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
    • Hickory Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • White Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Aynor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayboro, with the one closest to Bayboro listed first.
    • Lake View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Floydale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayboro, with the one closest to Bayboro listed first.
    • Nichols
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mullins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Centenary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gresham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tabernacle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Laughlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
  • Williamsburg County
    • Hemingway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayboro, with the one closest to Bayboro listed first.
    • Carolina Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <1>
    • Longwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Ash
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Sunset Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayboro, with the one closest to Bayboro listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Ironhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Clarendon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Cribb Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Pine Level
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Fair Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Bug Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Cerro Gordo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Nakina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayboro, with the one closest to Bayboro listed first.
    • Marietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Barnesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville

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

Cemeteries Near Bayboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayboro.

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 Bayboro - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Anderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pillar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cane Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Loris.
    • The New Bethel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Silver Star Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092734 <2>
  • Fox Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • New Home Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

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

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

  • Gurley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Privetts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
  • Adrian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Cool Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Finklea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
  • Daisy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Loris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gideon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Galivants Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jordanville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Forney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Forney is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
    • Nixonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Emerson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson

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

Newspapers Published in Bayboro ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayboro, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bayboro:

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>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- Bayboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Bayboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.