Welcome to Port Harrelson ...
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.
Port Harrelson would have been located within present day Horry County<2>.
The location of Port Harrelson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Harrelson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
A typical abbreviation for Port Harrelson: Prt. Harrelson
While the community is gone, the present day location for Port Harrelson is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Port Harrelson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Port Harrelson still existed, it would have been in the (843) area code.
Communities near Port Harrelson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Harrelson.
- Myrtle Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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 <5>
- Surfside Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
- Surfside Beach is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <5>
- Hemingway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway
- Hemingway is located in Williamsburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingway <5>
- Pawleys Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawleys Island
- Pawleys Island is located in Georgetown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawleys Island <5>
- Socastee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socastee
- Socastee is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socastee <5>
- Brownway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Forestbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestbrook
- Forestbrook is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestbrook <5>
- Garden City Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Beach
- Garden City Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City Beach <5>
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 Port Harrelson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Harrelson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Harrelson. 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 Port Harrelson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Harrelson. See our Newspapers Page for Port Harrelson.
Adding Port Harrelson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Harrelson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Harrelson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Port Harrelson post office opened in 1875.
We also found Port Harrelson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Harrelson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Harrelson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |