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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 Plantation Point (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 Plantation Point. 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 Plantation Point ...

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 Plantation Point: Plantation Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Plantation Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plantation Point.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Plantation Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plantation Point, with the one closest to Plantation Point listed first.
    • Myrtle Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Forestbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Arcadian Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nixonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Socastee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Briarcliffe Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Vina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Vina is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
    • Hand
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hand is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • Atlantic Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Surfside Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Oceanside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
    • Conway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plantation Point, with the one closest to Plantation Point listed first.
    • Murrells Inlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
    • Litchfield Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Pawleys Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carters Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Campfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Allentown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plantation Point, with the one closest to Plantation Point listed first.
    • Carolina Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <1>
    • Sunset Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ash
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plantation Point, with the one closest to Plantation Point listed first.
    • Pireway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Bug Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Ironhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Pine Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Tabor City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Nakina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 Plantation Point, see our County-by-County Page for Plantation Point.

Cemeteries Near Plantation Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plantation Point.

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 Plantation Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Withers Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Community Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Myrtle Beach.
    • The Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ocean Woods Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70906 <2>
  • Thompkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Southeastern Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Reaves Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Graveyard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grainger Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (118 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.<3>

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

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

  • Vaught
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vaught is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
  • Socastee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nixonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nixonville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
  • Hand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
  • Bucksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Toddville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Wampee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wampee is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucksport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bucksport is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
  • Adrian
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dongola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dongola is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
    • Privetts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Privetts is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
    • Little River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Plantation Point ...

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 Plantation Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plantation Point, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plantation Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Plantation Point:

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 Plantation Point, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plantation Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.