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 Dongola (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 Dongola. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Dongola 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 Dongola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dongola:
- Horry County (The home county of Dongola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dongola, with the one closest to Dongola listed first.
- Brownway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Socastee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forestbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dongola, with the one closest to Dongola listed first.
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Pamplico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dongola, with the one closest to Dongola listed first.
- Carters Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Allentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Murrells Inlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Inlet Oaks Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Campfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Campfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
- Waverly Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Litchfield Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Willie Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
- Pawleys Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Steele Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dongola, with the one closest to Dongola listed first.
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle
(25 miles [40.2 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 Dongola, with the one closest to Dongola listed first.
- Hemingway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stuckey
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Indiantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Snow Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dongola, see our County-by-County Page for Dongola.
Cemeteries Near Dongola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dongola.
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 Dongola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dongola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dongola, with the one closest to Dongola listed first.
- Pauley Swamp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yauhannah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buck Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hucks Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kingston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hemingway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dongola had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dongola, with the one closest to Dongola listed first.
- Petersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
- Forney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Toddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Bucksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Yauhannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jordanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Socastee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brittons Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
- Gideon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gideon is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Cool Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dongola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dongola.
Newspapers Published in Dongola ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dongola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dongola, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dongola.
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 websites either 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 Dongola:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Williamsburg 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dongola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dongola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |