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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Port Harrelson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Port Harrelson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Harrelson, please Contact Us.

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 Port Harrelson (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 Port Harrelson. 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 Port Harrelson ...

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 Port Harrelson: Prt. Harrelson

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

Although our information shows that the community of Port Harrelson is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Port Harrelson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Harrelson:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Port Harrelson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Harrelson, with the one closest to Port Harrelson listed first.
    • Bucksport
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
    • Socastee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brownway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
    • Garden City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Garden City Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oceanside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
    • Surfside Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Windjammer Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
    • Conway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cochran Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Harrelson, with the one closest to Port Harrelson listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hannah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Harrelson, with the one closest to Port Harrelson listed first.
    • Murrells Inlet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Inlet Oaks Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
    • Carters Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Allentown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Litchfield Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Waverly Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Campfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Pawleys Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Willie Towne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Steele Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
    • Sampit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Harrelson, with the one closest to Port Harrelson listed first.
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Centenary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Harrelson, with the one closest to Port Harrelson listed first.
    • Rome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Hemingway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nesmith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stuckey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Snow Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Indiantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown

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

Cemeteries Near Port Harrelson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Harrelson.

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 Port Harrelson - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Buck Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yauhannah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pauley Swamp Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hucks Field Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flowers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Belin Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alston Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alston Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Pawleys Island.
    • The Alston Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alston Cemetery
    • Oaks Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298753 <3>
  • Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Myrtle Beach.
    • The Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ocean Woods Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70906 <3>
  • Community Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hemingway Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...

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.

Port Harrelson itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 105 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bucksport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bucksport is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Yauhannah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah
  • Toddville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Socastee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dongola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dongola is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Petersfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
  • Plantersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Forney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Forney is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Waverly Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
  • Choppee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Choppee is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choppee
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jordanville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordanville is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Nixonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Rome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome

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

Newspapers Published in Port Harrelson ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Harrelson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Harrelson, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Harrelson.

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 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 Port Harrelson:

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 Port Harrelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Port Harrelson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.