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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 Grahamville (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 Grahamville. 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.

Grahamville 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 Grahamville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grahamville:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Grahamville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahamville, with the one closest to Grahamville listed first.
    • Nixonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Vina
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vina is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
    • Hickory Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hand
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hand is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • Forestbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Myrtle Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Arcadian Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Conway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Briarcliffe Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Cochran Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
    • White Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Allen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahamville, with the one closest to Grahamville listed first.
    • Murrells Inlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
    • Carters Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Litchfield Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Waverly Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Allentown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Pawleys Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahamville, with the one closest to Grahamville listed first.
    • Centenary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahamville, with the one closest to Grahamville listed first.
    • Carolina Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <1>
    • Sunset Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Ash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grahamville, with the one closest to Grahamville listed first.
    • Pireway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Tabor City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ironhill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Bethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bug Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Pine Level
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Emerson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Nakina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Clarendon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Cribb Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town

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

Cemeteries Near Grahamville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grahamville.

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

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

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

  • Graham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Reaves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Community Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grainger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemingway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fox Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Grahamville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grahamville.

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

  • Nixonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Nixonville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
  • Hand
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
  • Hammond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Vaught
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaught is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
  • Conway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Toddville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Socastee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wampee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wampee is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
  • Adrian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Bucksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Privetts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
  • Daisy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gurley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Bayboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayboro is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson

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

Newspapers Published in Grahamville ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grahamville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grahamville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grahamville.

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 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 Grahamville:

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>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 Grahamville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grahamville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.