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 Freemont (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 Freemont. 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 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.
Freemont 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 Freemont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freemont:
- Horry County (The home county of Freemont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemont, with the one closest to Freemont listed first.
- Longs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Hand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Cedar Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Cherry Grove Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Myrtle Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briarcliffe Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Nixonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadian Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemont, with the one closest to Freemont listed first.
- Carolina Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Calabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Sunset Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ocean Isle Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Exum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Shallotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Makatoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Holden Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Supply
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freemont, with the one closest to Freemont listed first.
- Pireway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ironhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Nakina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Tabor City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cribb Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Clarendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Brunswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chadbourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freemont, see our County-by-County Page for Freemont.
Cemeteries Near Freemont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freemont.
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 Freemont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freemont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freemont, with the one closest to Freemont listed first.
- Bellamy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Leon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marlowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grainger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Loris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2449631 <2>
- North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Freemont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freemont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freemont, with the one closest to Freemont listed first.
- Wampee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wampee is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Dothan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Hand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iredell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Pireway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Nixonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Calabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vaught
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vaught is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Mollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freemont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freemont.
Newspapers Published in Freemont ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freemont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freemont, 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 Freemont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Freemont:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marion County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freemont) 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 Freemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |