Welcome to Polecat Bay ...
So far, we found very little information about Polecat Bay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Polecat Bay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Polecat Bay, please Contact Us.
Polecat Bay would have been located within present day Horry County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Polecat Bay is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Polecat Bay was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Polecat Bay was located: 843 & 854<4>
Communities near Polecat Bay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polecat Bay.
- 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 <5>
- Tabor City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
- Tabor City is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <5>
- 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 <5>
- Aynor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
- Aynor is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <5>
- Cochran Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Gurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Vina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Brownway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Brownway is located in Horry County
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 Polecat Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polecat Bay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Polecat Bay. 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 Polecat Bay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Polecat Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Polecat Bay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polecat Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Polecat Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Polecat Bay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |