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Welcome to Polecat Landing ...

Polecat Landing is located in Horry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Polecat Landing: Polecat Lndg. (or less commonly used: Polecat Lndng.)

Polecat Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Polecat Landing: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Polecat Landing ...

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

  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mullins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pamplico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Aynor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Lake View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Nichols
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sellers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Centenary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polecat Landing ...

Looking for more information about Polecat 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 Polecat Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Polecat 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 Polecat 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 Polecat Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Polecat 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.