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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 Peters Ferry Landing (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 Peters Ferry Landing. 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 Peters Ferry Landing ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Peters Ferry Landing: Peters Fry. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Peters Frry. Lndg.)
  • While the name of this community is Peters Ferry Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Peters Ferry Landing may originally have been Peter's Ferry Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Peters Ferry Landing might be written as Peter Ferry Landing.

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.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Peters Ferry Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Ferry Landing, with the one closest to Peters Ferry Landing listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Aynor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Galivants Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Brownway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Cochran Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
    • Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • White Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
    • Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Hickory Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Ferry Landing, with the one closest to Peters Ferry Landing listed first.
    • Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Latta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Ferry Landing, with the one closest to Peters Ferry Landing listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Pamplico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Friendfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Coward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wren Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Lake City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mars Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
    • Effingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Park City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Park City is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Danwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Ferry Landing, with the one closest to Peters Ferry Landing listed first.
    • Carters Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Willie Towne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Ferry Landing, with the one closest to Peters Ferry Landing listed first.
    • Gresham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Centenary
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tabernacle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Rains
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Laughlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
    • Nichols
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Ferry Landing, with the one closest to Peters Ferry Landing listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Indiantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Rome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Nesmith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Cades
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Ferry Landing, with the one closest to Peters Ferry Landing listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Fair Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people

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

Cemeteries Near Peters Ferry Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peters Ferry Landing.

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 Peters Ferry Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peters Ferry Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Souls Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ephesus Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Old Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • New Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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>

While we didn't find Peters Ferry Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peters Ferry Landing.

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

  • Brittons Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
  • Jordanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Gideon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
  • Eulonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
  • Centenary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Galivants Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bostick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
  • Forney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forney is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
  • Cool Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Tabernacle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Johnsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dongola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dongola is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Blossom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Blossom is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Hannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Peters Ferry Landing ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peters Ferry Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peters Ferry Landing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peters Ferry Landing.

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 Peters Ferry Landing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peters Ferry Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Peters Ferry Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.