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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 Polecat 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 Polecat 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 Polecat 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Polecat Landing: Polecat Lndg. (or less commonly used: Polecat Lndng.)

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

Polecat Landing is located in Horry County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Polecat Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Polecat Landing:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Polecat Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polecat Landing, with the one closest to Polecat Landing listed first.
    • Galivants Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Aynor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cool Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Finklea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Green Sea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gurley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Cochran Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
    • White Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Brownway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Conway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polecat Landing, with the one closest to Polecat Landing listed first.
    • Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Latta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hamer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polecat Landing, with the one closest to Polecat Landing listed first.
    • Pamplico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
    • Hannah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Mars Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Park City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Danwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Quinby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Siesta Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
  • Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polecat Landing, with the one closest to Polecat Landing listed first.
    • Rains
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centenary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabernacle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Nichols
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gresham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Laughlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Sellers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polecat Landing, with the one closest to Polecat Landing listed first.
    • Hemingway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stuckey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Indiantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polecat Landing, with the one closest to Polecat Landing listed first.
    • Fair Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Tabor City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Emerson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cedar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Clarendon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
      • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cribb Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Grist
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
      • Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Boardman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Chadbourn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Polecat Landing, with the one closest to Polecat Landing listed first.
    • Marietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Barnesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Fairmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <1>
    • Orrum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people

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

Newspapers Published in Polecat 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Polecat Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Polecat Landing, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Polecat Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Polecat Landing:

Cemeteries Near Polecat Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Polecat 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Allen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
  • New Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Braxton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Braxton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braxton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69617 <5>
  • Baxley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxley Cemetery
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gerald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerald Cemetery
  • Waldon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldon Cemetery
  • Gapway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
  • Continue List   (441 more) ...
    • Ammons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammons Cemetery
    • Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Galivants Ferry.
      • The Rehoboth UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rehoboth Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143784 <5>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Galivants Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Centenary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mullins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gideon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
  • Eulonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
    • Eulonia is located in Marion County
  • Cool Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tabernacle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Nichols
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Marion County
  • Jordanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Brittons Neck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bayboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
      • Bayboro is located in Horry County
    • Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Finklea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polecat Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Polecat Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polecat Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0846, Longitude: -79.2489       In this case, the coordinates for Polecat Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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