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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 Sarvis Crossroads (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 Sarvis Crossroads. 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 Sarvis Crossroads ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sarvis Crossroads: Sarvis Xrds.

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 hospitals 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.

Sarvis Crossroads is located in Horry County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties 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 Sarvis Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sarvis Crossroads:

  • Horry County     (The home county of Sarvis Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarvis Crossroads, with the one closest to Sarvis Crossroads listed first.
    • Gurley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Finklea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Loris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Sea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Daisy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Horry County
    • Cebu ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
      • Cebu is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Cool Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Hickory Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
    • Vina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Horry County
    • Cochran Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
    • White Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Aynor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarvis Crossroads, with the one closest to Sarvis Crossroads listed first.
    • Lake View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Floydale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarvis Crossroads, with the one closest to Sarvis Crossroads listed first.
    • Nichols
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mullins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Centenary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gresham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tabernacle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarvis Crossroads, with the one closest to Sarvis Crossroads listed first.
    • Longwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Carolina Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Ash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Calabash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
      • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <2>
    • Sunset Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <2>
    • Exum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarvis Crossroads, with the one closest to Sarvis Crossroads listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Ironhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Clarendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cribb Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Pine Level
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cedar Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bug Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Nakina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Pireway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Fair Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarvis Crossroads, with the one closest to Sarvis Crossroads listed first.
    • Marietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Barnesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Orrum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sarvis Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sarvis Crossroads.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Holt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pillar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pillar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pillar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cane Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silent Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (357 more) ...
    • Fox Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Home Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Sarvis Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sarvis Crossroads.

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

  • Gurley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Gurley is located in Horry County
  • Bayboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Horry County
  • Finklea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Finklea is located in Horry County
  • Loris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Privetts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privetts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
  • Daisy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Adrian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
  • Cool Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Hammond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
  • Emerson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Dothan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Ironhill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clarendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Conway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gideon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
      • Gideon is located in Horry County

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

Newspapers Published in Sarvis Crossroads ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarvis Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sarvis Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sarvis Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sarvis Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sarvis Crossroads. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 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 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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sarvis Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sarvis Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0413, Longitude: -78.9670       In this case, the coordinates for Sarvis Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Sarvis Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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