RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of South Carolina >> Horry County >> Horry >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
South Carolina

The Commemorative Quarter for South Carolina





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 Horry (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 Horry. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Horry is located in Horry County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Horry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horry:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Horry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horry, with the one closest to Horry listed first.
    • Cool Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Aynor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochran Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
    • White Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Red Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Conway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Brownway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Hickory Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
    • Galivants Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Horry County
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horry, with the one closest to Horry listed first.
    • Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horry, with the one closest to Horry listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Pamplico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horry, with the one closest to Horry listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Murrells Inlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horry, with the one closest to Horry listed first.
    • Centenary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mullins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tabernacle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Nichols
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Laughlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Sellers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horry, with the one closest to Horry listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stuckey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Rome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horry, with the one closest to Horry listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Clarendon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Fair Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Cribb Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Pine Level
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bug Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bug Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Pireway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pireway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Nakina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • Marietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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

Newspapers Published in Horry ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horry, 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 Horry.

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 Horry:

Cemeteries Near Horry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Westside Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Antioch Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hemingway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Loris.
      • The New Bethel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Silver Star Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092734 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

  • Cool Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Gideon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
  • Jordanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
  • Adrian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
  • Forney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
    • Forney is located in Horry County
  • Privetts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privetts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
  • Conway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Horry County
  • Gurley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Gurley is located in Horry County
  • Galivants Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brittons Neck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
  • Dongola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
    • Dongola is located in Horry County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Toddville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
      • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Finklea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Centenary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horry. 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/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Horry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9371, Longitude: -79.1342       In this case, the coordinates for Horry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Horry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024