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 Squires (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 Squires. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Squires is located in Dillon 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 Dillon County: Columbus (NC), Robeson (NC), Florence, Horry, Marion & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Squires. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Squires:
- Dillon County (The home county of Squires)
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Floydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Minturn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Mars Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Pamplico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quinby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Siesta Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Horry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Galivants Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Sea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Finklea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Aynor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Gurley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Daisy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Mullins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laughlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Centenary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Gresham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Red Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Blenheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McColl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tatum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Butters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Fair Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cerro Gordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Boardman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Grist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Chadbourn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tabor City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cribb Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fairmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Proctorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- McDonald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Orrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Alfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Raynham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Elrod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Raemon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Lowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Scotland County (NC)
- Hasty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Squires, see our County-by-County Page for Squires.
Cemeteries Near Squires ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Squires.
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 Squires - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Squires covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meares Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elvington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smithboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grainger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elvington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nichols - Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Squires in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Squires.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Squires, with the one closest to Squires listed first.
- Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Mullins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaddysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Sellers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Laughlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Little Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galivants Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Squires. See our List of 1890's Communities around Squires.
Newspapers Published in Squires ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Squires.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Squires, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Squires.
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 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 Squires:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Dillon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Robeson County
- Scotland 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 Squires, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Squires) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |