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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 Howells (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 Howells. 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.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Howells)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howells, with the one closest to Howells listed first.
    • Gurley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Daisy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Horry County
    • Hickory Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
    • Cool Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Finklea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Loris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Horry County
    • Cochran Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
    • White Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Green Sea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Conway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Aynor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howells, with the one closest to Howells listed first.
    • Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howells, with the one closest to Howells listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Murrells Inlet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howells, with the one closest to Howells listed first.
    • Nichols
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Centenary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mullins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tabernacle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • Hemingway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howells, with the one closest to Howells listed first.
    • Carolina Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
      • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <2>
    • Longwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Ash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Sunset Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <2>
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howells, with the one closest to Howells listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Clarendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cribb Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Pine Level
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Pireway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pireway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bug Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bug Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Nakina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cedar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Fair Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Cerro Gordo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Chadbourn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howells, with the one closest to Howells listed first.
    • Marietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Barnesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)

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

Newspapers Published in Howells ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howells.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howells, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howells.

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 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 Howells:

Cemeteries Near Howells ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howells.

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 Howells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Anderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Fox Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Branch Cemetery
  • New Home Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Church Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
  • Cane Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Mt. Pillar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pillar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pillar Cemetery
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
  • St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Howells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howells.

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

  • Privetts
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privetts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
  • Gurley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Gurley is located in Horry County
  • Adrian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
  • Bayboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Horry County
  • Daisy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Cool Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Loris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Finklea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Finklea is located in Horry County
  • Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
  • Conway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nixonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Nixonville is located in Horry County
  • Gideon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Jordanville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
      • Jordanville is located in Horry County
    • Forney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
      • Forney is located in Horry County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howells. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Howells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9766, Longitude: -78.9981       In this case, the coordinates for Howells 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 Howells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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