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Welcome to Peters Ferry Landing ...

Peters Ferry Landing is located in Horry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Peters Ferry Landing: Peters Fry. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Peters Frry. Lndg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Peters Ferry Landing for more information about variations on the name of Peters Ferry Landing.

Peters Ferry Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Peters Ferry Landing: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Peters Ferry Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Peters Ferry Landing.

  • Conway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mullins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Johnsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pamplico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Aynor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Gresham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

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 Peters Ferry Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peters Ferry Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Peters Ferry Landing. 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 Peters Ferry Landing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peters Ferry Landing ...

Looking for more information about Peters Ferry Landing? 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 Peters Ferry Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Peters Ferry Landing.

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 Peters Ferry Landing - 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 Peters Ferry Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Peters Ferry Landing 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.