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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 Lakewood (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 Lakewood. 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.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Lakewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
    • Surfside Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oceanside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
      • Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
    • Garden City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Socastee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Windjammer Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
      • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
    • Forestbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucksport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
    • Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddy Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
      • Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
    • Arcadian Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
    • Murrells Inlet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Litchfield Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
    • Pawleys Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Campfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Allentown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Steele Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
    • Rome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Hemingway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
    • Calabash
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Carolina Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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

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

Cemeteries Near Lakewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakewood.

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

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

  • Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Myrtle Beach.
    • The Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ocean Woods Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70906 <4>
  • Withers Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Belin Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Community Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Buck Graveyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alston Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alston Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Alston Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alston Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the south of Pawleys Island.
    • The Alston Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alston Cemetery
    • Oaks Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298753 <4>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Thompkins Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yauhannah Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yauhannah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yauhannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flowers Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Flowers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374412 <4>
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Hemingway Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Lakewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakewood.

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

  • Socastee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
  • Bucksport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Bucksport is located in Horry County
  • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
    • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
  • Toddville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Yauhannah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yauhannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah
    • Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
  • Vaught
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaught have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
    • Vaught is located in Horry County
  • Plantersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
  • Waverly Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
  • Conway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nixonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Nixonville is located in Horry County
  • Dongola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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   (16 more) ...
    • Petersfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
      • Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Hand
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Forney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Lakewood ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakewood, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakewood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lakewood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakewood. 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>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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lakewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6271, Longitude: -78.9631       In this case, the coordinates for Lakewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lakewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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