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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 Eulonia (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 Eulonia. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Eulonia is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry & Williamsburg.

Below are the counties that are near Eulonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eulonia:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Eulonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eulonia, with the one closest to Eulonia listed first.
    • Centenary
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gresham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabernacle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Rains
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Laughlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Mullins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nichols
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eulonia, with the one closest to Eulonia listed first.
    • Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Latta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eulonia, with the one closest to Eulonia listed first.
    • Pamplico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hannah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Friendfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Coward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mars Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
    • Effingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Park City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Park City is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Wren Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Danwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eulonia, with the one closest to Eulonia listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Allentown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Willie Towne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eulonia, with the one closest to Eulonia listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Galivants Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aynor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Brownway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Cochran Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
    • White Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
    • Conway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Finklea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Hickory Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eulonia, with the one closest to Eulonia listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stuckey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Indiantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Nesmith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Cades
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Snow Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • Fair Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • Marietta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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

Cemeteries Near Eulonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eulonia.

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 Eulonia - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Palmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ephesus Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aimwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (338 more) ...
    • Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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, Eulonia had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Centenary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brittons Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
  • Tabernacle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Bostick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
  • Gideon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
  • Galivants Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Blossom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Johnsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hyman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
  • Hannah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Cool Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Laughlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Forney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Forney is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney

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

Newspapers Published in Eulonia ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eulonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eulonia, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eulonia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eulonia:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eulonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Eulonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.