Welcome to Poplar Forks ...

Poplar Forks is located in Horry County<1>.

The location of Poplar Forks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Forks: Poplar Frks.

Poplar Forks is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Poplar Forks is located in the (843) area code.

Communities near Poplar Forks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poplar Forks.

• Myrtle Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Beach
  • Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Beach <4>
• Conway
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Tabor City
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Loris
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Aynor
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Briarcliffe Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
  • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Cochran Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Horry County
• Gurley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Horry County
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Hickory Grove 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 Poplar Forks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Forks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Forks ...

Looking for more information about Poplar Forks? 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 Poplar Forks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poplar Forks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poplar Forks. 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/