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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Burgan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Burgan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burgan, please Contact Us.

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 Burgan (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 Burgan. 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 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Burgan is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Burgan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burgan:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Burgan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burgan, with the one closest to Burgan listed first.
    • Brownway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Cochran Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
    • White Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Conway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Aynor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Allen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Bucksport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burgan, with the one closest to Burgan listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hannah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Pamplico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Wren Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burgan, with the one closest to Burgan listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Allentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Murrells Inlet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
    • Campfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Willie Towne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Waverly Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Litchfield Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pawleys Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burgan, with the one closest to Burgan listed first.
    • Gresham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Centenary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tabernacle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Mullins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Laughlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burgan, with the one closest to Burgan listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Nesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indiantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Snow Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • Tabor City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Burgan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burgan.

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

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

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

  • Antioch UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pauley Swamp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Westside Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hemingway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (229 more) ...
    • St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Powell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.

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

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

  • Forney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forney is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
  • Jordanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Dongola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dongola is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Gideon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
  • Brittons Neck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
  • Toddville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Petersfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
  • Cool Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
  • Bucksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Bucksport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucksport is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Adrian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Adrian is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Johnsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Yauhannah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah

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

Newspapers Published in Burgan ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burgan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burgan, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burgan.

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 Burgan:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Burgan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burgan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.