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 Rheuark Landing (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 Rheuark Landing. 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 Rheuark Landing ...
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 Rheuark Landing: Rheuark Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rheuark Lndng.)
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 hospitals and 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.
Rheuark Landing 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 Rheuark Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rheuark Landing:
- Horry County (The home county of Rheuark Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Forestbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Socastee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
- Brownway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Myrtle Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cochran Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oceanside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Florence County
- Johnsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Murrells Inlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Carters Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Litchfield Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Allentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Pawleys Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
- Willie Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Gresham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Hemingway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Nesmith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stuckey
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
- Indiantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Calabash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Tabor City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pireway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rheuark Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Rheuark Landing.
Cemeteries Near Rheuark Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rheuark Landing.
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 Rheuark Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rheuark Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Buck Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Community Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thompkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hemingway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Pauley Swamp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yauhannah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Withers Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reaves Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Rheuark Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rheuark Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rheuark Landing, with the one closest to Rheuark Landing listed first.
- Bucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Toddville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Socastee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Bucksport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dongola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Yauhannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yauhannah is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yauhannah
- Forney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Petersfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
- Nixonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Vaught
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vaught is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Adrian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Plantersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Hand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rheuark Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rheuark Landing.
Newspapers Published in Rheuark Landing ...
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 Rheuark Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rheuark Landing, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rheuark Landing.
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 either 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 Rheuark Landing:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Williamsburg 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> | 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> | 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 Rheuark Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rheuark Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |