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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 Grices 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 Grices 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.
Name Variations for Grices Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Grices Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grices Ferry may originally have been Grice's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grices Ferry might be written as Grice Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Grices 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 Grices Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grices Ferry:
- Horry County (The home county of Grices Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Galivants Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Sea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aynor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Finklea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Cool Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Cochran Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Floydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Minturn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Pamplico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Nichols
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Laughlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Fair Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Tabor City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Clarendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Williamson Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Grist
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Cribb Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Boardman
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Chadbourn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Ironhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fairmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Proctorville
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Raynham
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Elrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grices Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Grices Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Grices Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grices 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 Grices Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grices Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Nazarene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old State Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gapway Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary FWB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Cedardale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedardale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedardale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mullins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1438318 <3>
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nichols - Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Grices Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grices Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grices Ferry, with the one closest to Grices Ferry listed first.
- Nichols
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galivants Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fair Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Finklea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Centenary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Gideon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gideon is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Bayboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tabernacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Laughlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grices Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grices Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Grices 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grices Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grices Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grices Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Grices Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- Columbus County
- Robeson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Grices Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Grices Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |