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 Red Bluff Ferry (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 Red Bluff Ferry. 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 Red Bluff Ferry ...
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 Red Bluff Ferry: Red Blf. Ferry (or less commonly used: Red Bluf. Ferry)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Bluff Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Bluff Ferry.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Red Bluff Ferry 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 Red Bluff Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Bluff Ferry:
- Horry County (The home county of Red Bluff Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Red Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Hand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Nixonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Longs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Arcadian Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Briarcliffe Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- North Myrtle Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Red Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Murrells Inlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet Oaks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Red Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Red Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Nichols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Red Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Carolina Shores
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Calabash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Longwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ocean Isle Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Exum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Shallotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Makatoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Holden Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Red Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Pireway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Ironhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bug Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pine Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Tabor City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nakina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Clarendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cribb Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Brunswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Bluff Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Red Bluff Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Red Bluff Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Bluff Ferry.
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 Red Bluff Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Bluff Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Red Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Grainger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Leon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gause Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Home Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reaves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Red Bluff Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Bluff Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Red Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Hammond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Nixonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Wampee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wampee is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Vaught
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vaught is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Dothan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Privetts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Loris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bayboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iredell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Bluff Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Bluff Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Red Bluff Ferry ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Bluff Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Bluff Ferry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Bluff Ferry.
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 helpful 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 Red Bluff Ferry:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus 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> | 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 Red Bluff Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Bluff Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |