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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 Laughlin (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 Laughlin. 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 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 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.

Laughlin is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry & Williamsburg.

Below are the counties that are near Laughlin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laughlin:

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

Cemeteries Near Laughlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laughlin.

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

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

  • Springville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Life Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Haselden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haselden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haselden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moody Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christmas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christmas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wahee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lane Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (429 more) ...
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wahee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Laughlin had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sellers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Claussen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
    • Claussen is located in Florence County
  • Tabernacle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tabernacle
    • From Laughlin to Tabernacle
  • Zion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Marion County
  • Latta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mars Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
    • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mars Bluff
    • From Laughlin to Mars Bluff
  • Mullins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Centenary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Eulonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Laughlin ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laughlin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laughlin, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laughlin.

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 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 Laughlin:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laughlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Laughlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Laughlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laughlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1962, Longitude: -79.4768       In this case, the coordinates for Laughlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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