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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 Blue Heron (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 Blue Heron. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Blue Heron is located in Georgetown County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Georgetown County: Berkeley, Horry, Marion & Williamsburg.

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

  • Georgetown County     (The home county of Blue Heron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Heron, with the one closest to Blue Heron listed first.
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
    • Murrells Inlet
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Litchfield Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pawleys Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
    • Campfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Georgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Steele Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
    • Sampit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
  • Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Heron, with the one closest to Blue Heron listed first.
    • Garden City Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Windjammer Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
      • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
    • Oceanside Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
      • Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
    • Surfside Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucksport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
    • Socastee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forestbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtle Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Conway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Arcadian Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Heron, with the one closest to Blue Heron listed first.
    • Rome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Snow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Hemingway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nesmith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stuckey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

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

Newspapers Published in Blue Heron ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Heron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Heron, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Heron.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blue Heron:

Cemeteries Near Blue Heron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Heron.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Belin Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
  • Yauhannah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yauhannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yauhannah Cemetery
  • Buck Graveyard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Graveyard
  • Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Myrtle Beach.
    • The Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ocean Woods Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70906 <4>
  • Withers Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hucks Field Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hucks Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hucks Field Cemetery
  • Community Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
  • Prince George Winyah Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prince George Winyah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince George Winyah Cemetery
  • Pauley Swamp Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauley Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauley Swamp Cemetery
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompkins Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompkins 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.<5>

While we didn't find Blue Heron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Heron.

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

  • Waverly Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
  • Bucksport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Bucksport is located in Horry County
  • Plantersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
  • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
    • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
  • Socastee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Yauhannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yauhannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah
    • Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
  • Bucksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
  • Petersfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
    • Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
  • Toddville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
  • Georgetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dongola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
    • Dongola is located in Horry County
  • Choppee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choppee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choppee
    • Choppee is located in Georgetown County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Graves
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
      • Graves is located in Georgetown County
    • Conway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Forney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
      • Forney is located in Horry County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Heron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Blue Heron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Heron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5352, Longitude: -79.0564       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Heron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Blue Heron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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