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 Floyds Ferry (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 Floyds Ferry. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Floyds Ferry 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 Floyds Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floyds Ferry:
- Horry County (The home county of Floyds Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Green Sea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aynor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Gurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- 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
- Loris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Cochran Town
(24 miles [38.6 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 Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Minturn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Pamplico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Nichols
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mullins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Gresham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bladen County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Butters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg
(30 miles [48.3 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 Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Fair Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tabor City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williamson Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Clarendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Grist
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boardman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cribb Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fairmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Proctorville
(18 miles [29 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
- Orrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- McDonald
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Rowland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Alfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Elrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Allenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Floyds Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Floyds Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Floyds Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floyds Ferry.
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 Floyds Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floyds Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hammon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Soules Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols - Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Old State Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Floyds Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Floyds Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floyds Ferry, with the one closest to Floyds Ferry listed first.
- Nichols
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mullins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Finklea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Gaddysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bayboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Clarendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cool Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Floyds Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floyds Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Floyds Ferry ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyds Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floyds Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Floyds Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Floyds Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Marion County
- Marlboro 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 Floyds Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Floyds Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |