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 Duford (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 Duford. 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 and doctors 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.
Duford 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 Duford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duford:
- Horry County (The home county of Duford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Green Sea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Gurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Aynor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Cochran Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floydale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Laughlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Bladenboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Abbottsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Fair Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tabor City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Grist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Williamson Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Cribb Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Ironhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Chadbourn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Elrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Lumberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duford, see our County-by-County Page for Duford.
Cemeteries Near Duford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duford.
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 Duford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Soules Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Granger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strickland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary FWB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Duford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duford, with the one closest to Duford listed first.
- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Finklea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Fair Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Mullins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Bayboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cool Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Privetts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duford.
Newspapers Published in Duford ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duford.
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 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 Duford:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Marion County
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Robeson 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> | 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 Duford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |