Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Polecat Bay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polecat Bay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polecat Bay listed first.
- Adrian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Privetts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Bayboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Gurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
- Gideon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Jordanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Forney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Finklea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Toddville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Daisy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Galivants Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galivants Ferry
- Galivants Ferry is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galivants Ferry <3>
- Nixonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- Loris is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <3>
- Dongola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Bucksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Brittons Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
- Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
- Hand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Centenary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Centenary is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centenary <3>
- Eulonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Socastee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socastee
- Socastee is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socastee <3>
- Bucksport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Vaught
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Dothan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Polecat Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |