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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 Hughes Landing (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 Hughes Landing. 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 Hughes Landing ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hughes Landing: Hughes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Hughes Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Hughes Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hughes Landing may originally have been Hughe's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hughes Landing might be written as Hughe Landing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hughes Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hughes Landing.

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 southeast 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 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.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Hughes Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Landing, with the one closest to Hughes Landing listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Aynor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Cool Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cochran Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Galivants Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Conway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
    • Hickory Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
    • Bucksport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Landing, with the one closest to Hughes Landing listed first.
    • Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Landing, with the one closest to Hughes Landing listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Pamplico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Friendfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Scranton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wren Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Coward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Effingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Landing, with the one closest to Hughes Landing listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Allentown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Willie Towne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Murrells Inlet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
    • Campfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Waverly Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Litchfield Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Landing, with the one closest to Hughes Landing listed first.
    • Gresham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Centenary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tabernacle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Marion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nichols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Laughlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Sellers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Landing, with the one closest to Hughes Landing listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Rome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Indiantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Nesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Cades
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hughes Landing, with the one closest to Hughes Landing listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson

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

Cemeteries Near Hughes Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hughes Landing.

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 Hughes Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pauley Swamp Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westside Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Jordanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Gideon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
  • Brittons Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
  • Forney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forney is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
  • Cool Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Eulonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
  • Dongola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dongola is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Johnsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centenary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Galivants Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Toddville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bostick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bostick is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
    • Petersfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
    • Adrian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Adrian is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian

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

Newspapers Published in Hughes Landing ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughes Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hughes Landing, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hughes Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hughes Landing:

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>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- Hughes Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hughes Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.