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 Star Bluff 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 Star Bluff 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 Star Bluff 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 Star Bluff Crossroads: Star Blf. Xrds. (or less commonly used: Star Bluf. 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 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.
Star Bluff 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 Star Bluff Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Star Bluff Crossroads:
- Horry County (The home county of Star Bluff Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Star Bluff Crossroads listed first.
- Hand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Briarcliffe Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Atlantic Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Longs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arcadian Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Myrtle Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Cherry Grove Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Nixonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Star Bluff Crossroads listed first.
- Murrells Inlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet Oaks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Star Bluff Crossroads listed first.
- Carolina Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Calabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Longwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Ash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Shallotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Exum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Holden Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Sivey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Makatoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Supply
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Supply is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Supply <3>
- Varnamtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnamtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Star Bluff Crossroads listed first.
- Pireway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Bug Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Pine Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Ironhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Nakina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Tabor City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Clarendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Cribb Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Star Bluff Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Star Bluff Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Star Bluff Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star Bluff 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 Star Bluff Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Star Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Star Bluff Crossroads listed first.
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Southeastern Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southeastern Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southeastern Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bellamy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellamy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellamy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Leon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grainger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Platt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hardee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Reaves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>
While we didn't find Star Bluff Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Star Bluff Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Star Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Star Bluff Crossroads listed first.
- Wampee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wampee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Wampee is located in Horry County
- Hand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Vaught
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaught have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Vaught is located in Horry County
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Nixonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iredell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Calabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Dothan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Pireway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Loris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bug Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Privetts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privetts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Privetts 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 Star Bluff Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Star Bluff Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Star Bluff 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star Bluff Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Star Bluff Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Star Bluff Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Star Bluff Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Georgetown County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Star Bluff 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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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 Star Bluff Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Star Bluff Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Star Bluff Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8563, Longitude: -78.7575 In this case, the coordinates for Star Bluff Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |