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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dogwood Neck to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dogwood Neck, 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 Dogwood Neck (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 Dogwood Neck. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Dogwood Neck 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 Dogwood Neck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogwood Neck:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Dogwood Neck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Neck, with the one closest to Dogwood Neck listed first.
    • Hand
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hand is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • Nixonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Arcadian Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Briarcliffe Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Atlantic Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Vina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Vina is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
    • Longs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Little Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Hickory Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Neck, with the one closest to Dogwood Neck listed first.
    • Murrells Inlet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Neck, with the one closest to Dogwood Neck listed first.
    • Calabash
      (14 miles [22.5 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 <2>
    • Carolina Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Sunset Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ash
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Shallotte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Shallotte is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <2>
    • Exum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Holden Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Makatoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Sivey Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood Neck, with the one closest to Dogwood Neck listed first.
    • Pireway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Pine Level
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Bug Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Ironhill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Tabor City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Nakina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Emerson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Clarendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Cribb Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
    • Brunswick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Dogwood Neck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogwood Neck.

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 Dogwood Neck - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Grainger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reaves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Southeastern Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Leon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hardee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompkins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...

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 Dogwood Neck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogwood Neck.

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

  • Hand
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
  • Nixonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Nixonville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
  • Wampee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wampee is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
  • Hammond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Vaught
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Vaught is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
  • Daisy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dothan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
  • Privetts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
  • Adrian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Conway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Loris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Calabash
      (14 miles [22.5 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 <2>
    • Iredell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Iredell is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Gurley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley

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

Newspapers Published in Dogwood Neck ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogwood Neck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogwood Neck, 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 Dogwood Neck.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Dogwood Neck:

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 Dogwood Neck, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogwood Neck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.