Welcome to Eddy Lake ...
So far, we found very little information about Eddy Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eddy Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eddy Lake, please Contact Us.
Eddy Lake would have been located within present day Horry County<2>.
The location of Eddy Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eddy Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Eddy Lake: Eddy Lk.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Eddy Lake is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Eddy Lake was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Eddy Lake still existed, it would have been in the (843) area code.
Communities near Eddy Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eddy Lake.
- Myrtle Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Beach
- Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Beach <5>
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
- Surfside Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
- Surfside Beach is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <5>
- Pawleys Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawleys Island
- Pawleys Island is located in Georgetown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawleys Island <5>
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Socastee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socastee
- Socastee is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socastee <5>
- Windjammer Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
- Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
- Garden City Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Beach
- Garden City Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City Beach <5>
- Murrells Inlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrells Inlet
- Murrells Inlet is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrells Inlet <5>
- Oceanside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
- Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eddy Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eddy Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eddy Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eddy Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eddy Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Eddy Lake.
Adding Eddy Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eddy Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eddy Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Eddy Lake post office opened in 1906.
We also found Eddy Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eddy Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Eddy Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eddy Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |