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 College Park (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 College Park. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
College Park 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 College Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Park:
- Horry County (The home county of College Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Conway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Vina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cochran Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Forestbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Socastee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brownway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Bucksport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Florence County
- Johnsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Murrells Inlet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Carters Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Litchfield Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Allentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Pawleys Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
- Willie Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Gresham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Hemingway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stuckey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Nesmith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Carolina Shores
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Longwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Tabor City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ironhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Pireway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Emerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bug Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Clarendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cribb Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Nakina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Park, see our County-by-County Page for College Park.
Cemeteries Near College Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Park.
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 College Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thompkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemingway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Community Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reaves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Chestnut Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pauley Swamp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70906 <2>
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 College Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Conway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Bucksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Nixonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Socastee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Dongola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Bucksport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Privetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vaught
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vaught is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Hand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Cool Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Park.
Newspapers Published in College Park ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Park, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Park.
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 College Park:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Williamsburg 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 College Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- College Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |