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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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Johnson Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Ferry, with the one closest to Johnson Ferry listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Aynor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Brownway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Cochran Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Galivants Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Conway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
    • Hickory Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Ferry, with the one closest to Johnson Ferry listed first.
    • Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Ferry, with the one closest to Johnson Ferry listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Pamplico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Friendfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Scranton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wren Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Danwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Mars Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Ferry, with the one closest to Johnson Ferry listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
    • Murrells Inlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Campfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
    • Waverly Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Ferry, with the one closest to Johnson Ferry listed first.
    • Gresham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Centenary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tabernacle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Laughlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Nichols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sellers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Ferry, with the one closest to Johnson Ferry listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stuckey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Nesmith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Ferry, with the one closest to Johnson Ferry listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Johnson Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson 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.

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

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

  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Herman Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Antioch UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...
    • Ephesus Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Jordanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Brittons Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
  • Gideon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Forney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Eulonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
  • Cool Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Dongola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
    • Dongola is located in Horry County
  • Centenary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Galivants Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bostick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
  • Conway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Toddville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
      • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Tabernacle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Petersfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
      • Petersfield is located in Georgetown County

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

Newspapers Published in Johnson 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson Ferry, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson 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 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 Johnson Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnson Ferry. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnson Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8982, Longitude: -79.2764       In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Johnson Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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