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 Simpson (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 Simpson. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Simpson 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 Simpson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpson:
- Horry County (The home county of Simpson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Daisy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Little Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Loris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- Loris is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
- Longs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
- Longs is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longs <2>
- Hand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Nixonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Vina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Finklea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Green Sea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Sea
- Green Sea is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Sea <2>
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Nichols
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Nichols is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <2>
- Mullins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Mullins is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <2>
- Rains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rains is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rains <2>
- Centenary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Centenary is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centenary <2>
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Carolina Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Longwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Calabash
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Ash
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Sunset Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Ocean Isle Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
- Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <2>
- Makatoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Shallotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
- Shallotte is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <2>
- Holden Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Beach
- Holden Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden Beach <2>
- Sivey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Ironhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pireway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Tabor City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
- Tabor City is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <2>
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Bug Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Nakina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Clarendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Cribb Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Brunswick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Brunswick is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
- Cerro Gordo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simpson, see our County-by-County Page for Simpson.
Cemeteries Near Simpson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpson.
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 Simpson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northwest of Loris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2449631 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gause Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gause Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hardee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Reaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reaves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Heavenly Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavenly Hills Cemetery
- Mt. Leon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Leon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Flag Patch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flag Patch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flag Patch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Grainger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grainger Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grainger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69675 <5>
- Marlowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlowe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grainger Cemetery
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 Simpson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simpson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Daisy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dothan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Loris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- Loris is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
- Hand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Privetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Nixonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Wampee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Ironhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pireway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Finklea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Bayboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Bug Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Finklea
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpson.
Newspapers Published in Simpson ...
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 Simpson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpson, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Simpson:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Department of Archives and History
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brunswick County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbus County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of South Carolina
- Cemeteries of Horry County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of South Carolina
- Cemeteries of Horry County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simpson. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Simpson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simpson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9863, Longitude: -78.8300 In this case, the coordinates for Simpson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Simpson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |