Our Genealogy Helper
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 North Conway (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 North Conway. 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.
Name Variations for North Conway ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Conway: N. Conway
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Conway. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Conway.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
North Conway is located in Horry County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may 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 North Conway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Conway:
- Horry County (The home county of North Conway)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Cochran Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Vina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Brownway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Nixonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Cool Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Forestbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Murrells Inlet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carters Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Inlet Oaks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Allentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Litchfield Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Campfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
- Pawleys Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Willie Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Centenary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Mullins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Hemingway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stuckey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Nesmith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Calabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Longwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Tabor City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Emerson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pireway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Clarendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Bug Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Cribb Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Nakina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Conway, see our County-by-County Page for North Conway.
Cemeteries Near North Conway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Conway.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for North Conway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Conway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hemingway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reaves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Buck Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fox Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find North Conway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Conway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Conway, with the one closest to North Conway listed first.
- Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toddville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Forney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Privetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Bucksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Nixonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Cool Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Dongola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Bayboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Gurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gideon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gideon is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Jordanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Conway. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Conway.
Newspapers Published in North Conway ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Conway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Conway, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Conway.
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 North Conway:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Williamsburg County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 North Conway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Conway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |