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Welcome to Mary ...

Mary is located in Horry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Mary is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mary lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mary: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Mary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mary - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky and Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mary.

Communities near Mary ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mary.

  • Myrtle Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Surfside Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Loris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aynor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Horry County
  • Cebu ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
    • Cebu is located in Horry County
  • Brownway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Brownway is located in Horry County
  • Cool Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mary.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mary. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mary.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mary. See our Newspapers Page for Mary.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mary ...

Looking for more information about Mary? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mary, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mary.

Adding Mary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mary in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mary post office opened in 1901.

We also found Mary in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mary.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mary - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Mary area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Mary area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/