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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 Loris (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 Loris. 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 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 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.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Loris)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loris, with the one closest to Loris listed first.
    • Daisy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Finklea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finklea
      • From Loris to Finklea
    • Green Sea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gurley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
      • Little Town is located in Horry County
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
    • Longs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Vina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Horry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vina
      • From Loris to Vina
    • Hand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hand
      • From Loris to Hand
    • Nixonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nixonville
      • From Loris to Nixonville
    • Cool Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dillon County
  • Marion County
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loris, with the one closest to Loris listed first.
    • Ash
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Carolina Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Exum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Exum
      • From Loris to Exum
    • Sunset Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Makatoka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
      • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <2>
    • Shallotte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loris, with the one closest to Loris listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Emerson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ironhill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironhill
      • From Loris to Ironhill
    • Clarendon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Level
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethel
      • From Loris to Bethel
    • Cribb Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Nakina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bug Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bug Hill
      • From Loris to Bug Hill
    • Pireway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pireway
      • From Loris to Pireway
    • Cedar Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedar Grove
      • From Loris to Cedar Grove
    • Cerro Gordo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loris, with the one closest to Loris listed first.
    • Barnesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Marietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Orrum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people

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

Cemeteries Near Loris ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loris.

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

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

  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrelson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holly Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reaves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reaves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heavenly Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Twin City Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin City Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin City Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cane Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (325 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Loris had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Loris had a population of 2,807 people.

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

  • Daisy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Finklea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Finklea
    • From Loris to Finklea
  • Gurley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Horry County
  • Privetts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privetts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
  • Dothan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Ironhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ironhill
    • From Loris to Ironhill
  • Emerson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Adrian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
  • Hammond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
  • Mollie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mollie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
    • Mollie is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Clarendon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hand
      • From Loris to Hand
    • Pireway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pireway
      • From Loris to Pireway
    • Bug Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bug Hill
      • From Loris to Bug Hill

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Loris ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loris.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Loris. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Loris and those printed in the larger area surrounding Loris.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<5> of Loris.

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 Loris:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loris. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0557, Longitude: -78.8888    
<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 Loris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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