Welcome to Gurley ...

Gurley is located in Horry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gurley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Gurley is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gurley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gurley is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Gurley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Gurley - they are located in Alabama (2), Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gurley.

Communities near Gurley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gurley.

• Conway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
• Tabor City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
  • Tabor City is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <3>
• Loris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <3>
• Aynor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
  • Aynor is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <3>
• Nichols
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <3>
• Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Horry County
• Daisy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Horry County
• Finklea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
  • Finklea is located in Horry County
• Cool Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
• Green Sea
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Sea
  • Green Sea is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Sea <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gurley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gurley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gurley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gurley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gurley. See our Newspapers Page for Gurley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gurley ...

Looking for more information about Gurley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gurley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gurley.

Adding Gurley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gurley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gurley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gurley post office opened in 1888.

We also found Gurley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gurley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gurley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/