Our Genealogy Helper
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 Poplar Forks (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 Poplar Forks. 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 Poplar Forks ...
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 Poplar Forks: Poplar Frks.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Poplar Forks 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 Poplar Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Forks:
- Horry County (The home county of Poplar Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cochran Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Cool Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Aynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Finklea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence County
- Johnsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Carters Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Murrells Inlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Allentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Inlet Oaks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Rains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gresham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Hemingway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stuckey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Calabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Longwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Sunset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Tabor City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Ironhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Clarendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pireway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Cribb Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Bug Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Nakina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Fair Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cerro Gordo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Robeson County (NC)
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Forks.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Forks.
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 Poplar Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemingway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Home Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Stevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Loris.
- The New Bethel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Star Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092734 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Poplar Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Forks, with the one closest to Poplar Forks listed first.
- Adrian
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Privetts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Bayboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Forney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Gideon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gideon is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Jordanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Nixonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finklea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Toddville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Forks.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Forks ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Forks, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Poplar Forks:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Williamsburg County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Robeson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Poplar Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |