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 Brooksville (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 Brooksville. 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 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.
Brooksville 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 Brooksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooksville:
- Horry County (The home county of Brooksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Cedar Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Cherry Grove Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Myrtle Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Briarcliffe Acres
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Arcadian Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Nixonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Loris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Carolina Shores
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longwood
(9 miles [14.5 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Shallotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Exum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Holden Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Makatoka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Supply
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Pireway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Nakina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Ironhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Tabor City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Emerson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Clarendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Brunswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Redbug
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Hallsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooksville, see our County-by-County Page for Brooksville.
Cemeteries Near Brooksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooksville.
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 Brooksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Platt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manley Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Calabash (NC).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317481 <2>
- Bennett 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.<4>
While we didn't find Brooksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooksville, with the one closest to Brooksville listed first.
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Wampee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wampee is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Calabash
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pireway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Hand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Dothan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Vaught
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vaught is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Nixonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Ash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Shallotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Loris
(16 miles [25.7 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 Brooksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooksville.
Newspapers Published in Brooksville ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooksville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Brooksville:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brooksville) 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 Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |