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Horry County, South Carolina genealogy and family history research guide. Introduces you to county topics such as vital record births, marriages, divorces, and deaths, census, court records, deeds, maps, immigration, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, plantations, probate records, slaves, local archives, libraries, museums, churches, cemeteries, and Civil War records.

Coordinates: 33.91°0′N 78.98°0′W / 33.91°N 78.98°W / 33.91; -78.98

Horry County, South Carolina
Map
Location in the state of South Carolina
Location of South Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 19, 1801
County Seat	Conway
Courthouse

1 Quick Dates
2 County Courthouse
3 History
4 Places/Localities
5 Resources
6 Archives, Libraries, and Museums
- 6.1 Family History Centers
7 Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage
8 Web Sites
9 References

Quick Dates

Horry County's civil records start the following years:

Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1915	1911	1915	1810	1803	1803

County Courthouse

Horry County Courthouse
1201 Third Avenue
Conway, SC 29526

Horry County Clerk of Court
1301 Second Ave.
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: 843-915-5080
Court records

Horry County Register of Deeds
1301 Second Ave.
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: 843-915-5430
Land records

Horry County Probate Court
1301 Second Ave.
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: 834-915-5370
Probate and marriage records

Hours:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

History

The county is named after Revolutionary War General Peter Horry (1747-1815).^[1]

Parent County

1801--Horry County was created 19 December 1801 within the overarching Georgetown District. Prior to that time it was called Kingston County or on the 1800 federal census Waccamaw County but these never became functioning counties.^[2]
County seat: Conway ^[3]

County Pronunciation

Hear it spoken^[4]

Boundary Changes

"Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the My South Carolina Genealogy website. The maps rely on AniMap 3.0 software.

Record Loss

Federal troops rifled and vandalized courthouse offices in 1865; many loose papers and volumes of the clerk of court (including early deeds to 1828) were destroyed. The files of the commissioner of equity were virtually wiped out, and loose probate papers left in disarray. At some later date, pre-1887 General Sessions Indictments were lost as well.

Places/Localities

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Horry County, South Carolina

County seat: Conway

Cities	Conway · Loris · Myrtle Beach · North Myrtle Beach

Towns	Atlantic Beach · Aynor · Briarcliffe Acres · Surfside Beach

Historical Communities	Burgan (Historical) · Cebu · Dogwood Neck · Eddy Lake · Joy · Lewisville · Norton · Pages · Polecat Bay · Port Harrelson · Thompson · Wannamaker ·

Neighboring Counties	Dillon · Georgetown · Marion North Carolina Counties: Brunswick · Columbus · Robeson

The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

Resources

Research Guides

South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Horry County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

African Americans

United States African Americans South Carolina African Americans

Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:

Ark - Surfside Beach
Buck's Upper Mill - also called Upper Mill
Cherry Grove - North Myrtle Beach
Jeremiah Vereen's - Myrtle Beach
Long Bay
Longwood - Murrells Inlet
Lucas Bay - Youhannah
Old Oliver Place - Waccamaw River
Oregon
Peachtree
Peter Vaught's - Myrtle Beach
Snow Hill - Conway
Thomas Randall's - Little River
Upper Mill - also called Buck's Upper Mill
Withers - Myrtle Beach
Woodbourne

Cemeteries

There are more than # burial grounds in the county. To view a list, see Horry County, South Carolina Cemeteries.

Horry County Historical Society - Cemetery listings

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	4,349	—
1820	5,025	15.5%
1830	5,245	4.4%
1840	5,755	9.7%
1850	7,646	32.9%
1860	7,962	4.1%
1870	10,721	34.7%
1880	15,574	45.3%
1890	19,256	23.6%
1900	23,364	21.3%
1910	26,995	15.5%
1920	32,077	18.8%
1930	39,376	22.8%
1940	51,951	31.9%
1950	59,820	15.1%
1960	68,247	14.1%
1970	69,992	2.6%
1980	101,419	44.9%
1990	144,053	42.0%
2000	210,757	46.3%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.

1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Horry County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see South Carolina Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See South Carolina Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Horry County, SC census assignments, including links to transcribed files [The USGenWeb Census Project^®]

1810

Teel, Dorothy Owens and Three Rivers Historical Society (Hemingway, S.C.). The 1810 Census of Georgetown District and the 1810 Census of Horry District, South Carolina. 199-?. FHL Collection 975.78 X2t 1810

1850

Woodard, Janet H. Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Roll 854, Horry County, South Carolina Original Returns of the Assistant Marshals, White and Free Colored Population. 1980. FHL Collection 975.787 X29w 1850

1860

Lewis, Catherine Heniford and Ashley Patterson Cox. Index to the 1860 Census of Horry County, South Carolina. Macon, Ga.: Waccamaw Records, 1989. FHL Collection 975.787 X22L 1860
Lewis, Catherine Heniford, Ione Woodall and Ashley Patterson Cox. 1860 Census of Horry County, South Carolina Publication No. 4; Combining Original Copy Prepared by Ione Woodall and an Index Prepared by Catherine H. Lewis and Ashley P. Cox, Jr. Macon, Ga.: Waccamaw Records, 1996. FHL Collection 975.787 X2L 1860

1880

Horry County Historical Society. 1880 Census of Horry County, South Carolina. Conway, S.C.: Horry County Historical Society, 1970. FHL Collection 975.787 X2c

Church Records

Baptist Church

Special Collections and Archives
206 James B. Duke Library
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613
Phone: (864) 294-2194

Email: specialcollections@furman.edu

South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection Records of over 500 individual South Carolina Baptist churches from published books, church histories, congregational records, associational minutes, biographical materials, newsletters, hymnals, and sermons. Microfilmed records can be borrowed through the InterLibrary Loan department of your local university or public library.

Episcopal Church

Early residents of what is now Horry County were served by these colonial parishes.^[5]

Court

DNA

DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Horry County residents. FamilySearch has not independently verified the lineages of those tested.

Genealogy

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

Locate publications about direct ancestors
Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Horry, South Carolina at World Connect, produces more than 45,000 results.

Surname indexes to Leonardo Andrea's Files | Folders | Resources are available online, courtesy: The Andrea Files: South Carolina Genealogical Research. Learn more.

Horry County families he studied include Bell (Folder no. 58 FHL Film 954526), Gore (Folder no. 343 FHL Film 954542), Livingston (Folder no. 520 FHL Film 954550), Thomas (Folder no. 889 FHL Film 954596).

Andrea, Leonardo. Horry Co., S.C. Data. Typescript, microfilmed 1974. FHL 954248 Item 13

Message Boards

Horry County, SC Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
Horry County, SC Genealogy Forum (GenForum)

Bibliography

[Cooper] Cooper, John P. Sketches of John Purley Cooper and Wife Ethel Mae Bethea: with Notes on Their Ancestry, Descendants, Some Kindred and Random Recollections. Ruxton, Md.: J.P. Cooper, 1989. FHL Book 929.273 C784cj.
[Davis] The Jones, Skipper and Davis Family of England, Wales and America. FHL Book 929.273 A1 no. 7120.
[Durant] Andrea, Leonardo. Durant. Typescript, Polk County Historical Library, Bartow, Fla. Microfilmed 1975: FHL Film 978080 Item 2.
[Hankins] Media Research Bureau (Washington, D.C.). The Hankins Family with Data on Descendants of Rev. Dennis Hankins of Horry District, South Carolina and Madison County, Florida. MSS., 1950. FHL 978076 Item 15
[Hughes] Hughes, Virginia Hayden and Charles Evan Hughes. Hughes, Hardee, McCumbee, Milligan Connection of the Carolinas. n.p.: n.p., 1996. FHL Book 929.273 H874hv.
[Lewis] Stevenson, Mary Lewis. William Lewis of Horry County, South Carolina. n.p.: Charlotte Stevenson, 1960. FHL 929.273 L589st; digital version at World Vital Records ($).
[Lewis] Long, Dorethea M. The Lewis Family: Portrait of a People. Conway, S.C.: D.M. Long, 2000. FHL Book 929.273 L585Ldm.
[Lewis] Lewis, J.D. My Neck of the Woods: The Lewis Families of Southeastern North Carolina and Northeastern South Carolina. Little River, S.C.: J.D. Lewis, 2002. FHL Book 929.273 L585Ljd; CD-ROM no. 1036
[Livingston] Andrea, Leonardo. "Livingston Family of Horry County, South Carolina," Miscellaneous Family Records. Typescript. Microfilmed 1977: FHL Film 978079 Item 12.
[McCracken] Ronemous, Hulda W. Rob & Joe: McCracken & Williamson Ancestors in Eighteenth Century South Carolina. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1995. FHL Book 929.273 M137rh.
[Tindall] Tindall, Anne Gibson. The Family of John G. Tindall of Horry County, SC and Allied Families. Hemingway, S.C.: Three Rivers Historical Society (South Carolina), [199-?]. FHL Book 929.273 T492tg.

Land

Because of South Carolina’s history as an agricultural state many residents owned land. For more information about types of land records see South Carolina Land and Property.

Tracing records through South Carolina county and district changes can be difficult. In general, for earliest records begin by searching the Charleston District, then your ancestor’s residential district, then neighboring districts, then the residential county, then neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records for Horry County:

**Tracing Land Currently in Horry County with Parent Counties and Districts** ^[6]
Date	Government Office
1868-Present	Horry County
1801-1865	Horry District *
1769-1801	Georgetown District Records Lost
1719-1769	Charleston District
1710-1719	Proprietary Land Grants

* Deed books E, G, and H are missing

Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868

This series consists of recorded copies of plats for state land grants for the Charleston and the Columbia Series with their certificates of admeasurement or certification. All personal names and geographic features on these plats are included in the repository's On-line Index to Plats for State Land Grants

The South Carolina Constitution of 1790 required the surveyor general to maintain offices in both the new capital at Columbia and in Charleston. The surveyor general began to use separate volumes for recording plats in his Columbia office in 1796. Before that, all plats were recorded in the set of volumes begun in Charleston in 1784. After 1796, most plats for land grants in the Upper Division of the state were recorded and filed in Columbia. The surveyor general chose to make the Columbia volumes a continuation of the state plat volumes begun in Charleston and gave the initial Columbia volume the number thirty-six to correspond with the number of the volume that had then been reached in the Charleston series. As a result, there are volumes numbered thirty-six through forty-three from each office, but the records in them are not duplicative.

Also included are the Plan Books containing Plats and Plans.

Local Histories

The Independent Republic of Horry, 1670-1970: Items from the Independent Republic Quarterly, Official Publication of the Horry County Historical Society. Conway, S.C.?: The Society?, 1970. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Lewis, Catherine Heniford. Horry County, South Carolina, 1730-1993. (Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, c1998), 229 pages. Horry County's past does not fit neatly into South Carolina history, Lewis demonstrated its decided differences--political, social, and economic--from other regions of the state. Book found at FHL 975.787 H2L and Other Libraries.
Epps, Florence Theodora , editor; Horry County Historical Society. The Independent Republic of Horry, 1670-1970 : items from The Independent republic quarterly, official publication of the Horry County Historical Society (South Carolina : s.n., 1970?), 100 pages. Family letters, photographs, accounts, and documents are accurate through the pages of The Independent Republic Quarterly. Book found at FHL FHL 975.787 H25ia and Other Libraries.

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Horry County for European settlers included:^[7]

Atlantic Ocean 1670
King's Highway about 1704
Secondary Coast Road late 1730s

Military

General

"Soldiers, 1775 - 1865," Independent Republic Quarterly, July 1975, Volume 9, Issue 3. Horry County Historical Society : Conway, SC. FHL Collection Book 975.787 H25i.

Revolutionary War

"General Francis Nash and the encampment on Little River Neck, 1776-1777," Independent Republic Quarterly, 2006, Volume 36, Issue 3. Horry County Historical Society : Conway, SC. FHL Collection Book 975.787 H25i.

War of 1812

List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Horry County, p. 185. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War (1861-1865)

Civil War service men from Horry County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Horry County or from many of its men.

- 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army)

- Company F - (also known as Horry Rebels)

- 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's)

- Company A

- Company D

- Company E

- Company I

- 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry ,

- Company A

- Company F

- Company K

- 7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry,

- Company L

- 7th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Ward's),

- Company B - Roster

-9th Battalion, South Carolina infantry (Smith's) (Pee Dee Legion)

- Company A

- Company D

- Company G

- 10th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

- Company A

- Company B

- Company C

- Company G

- Company M

Military Records. Horry County Historical Society. Internet site, accessed 12/27/2010. Has links to other Civil War information that is connected to Horry County.
"Horry County - South Carolina Troops Confederate Roll of the the Dead". Horry County Historical Society. Internet site, accessed 12/27/2010. Gives a list of men who died, some ages, Company involved in and comments.
Brunson, Joseph Woods. Pee Dee Light Artillery of Maxcy Gregg's (Later Samuel McGowan's) Brigade, First South Carolina Volunteers (infantry) C. S. A., a Historical Sketch and Roster (University, Alabama : Confederate Pub., c1983), 60 pages. Includes rosters of the three Pee Dee infantry companies (from Darlington, Horry and Marion counties) which were supported by the Pee Dee artillery. The battery was officially Company D of the 1st South Carolina regiment. Book found at FHL 975.7 M2bjr and Other Libraries.

Newspapers

Horry County Obituary Index Search Engine

Historic

The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Horry County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title.

Aynor Journal (Aynor, S.C.) 1988-current.
Grand Strand Journal (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1972-1973.
Horry County News (Loris, S.C.) 1936-1952.
Horry News (Conwayboro, S.C.) 1869-1877.
Loris Times (Loris, S.C.) 1991-current.
Myrtle Beach Daily News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1956-1956.
Myrtle Beach News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1935-1956.
Myrtle Beach News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1956-1961.
North Myrtle Beach Times (North Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1971-current.
Sun-News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1961-current.
The Conway Field (Conway, S.C.) 1958-1964.
The Field (Conway, S.C.) 1903-1958.
The Field and Herald (Conway, S.C.) 1964-1989.
The Horry County News and the Loris Sentinel (Loris, S.C.) 1952-1954.
The Horry Dispatch (Conwayboro', S.C.) 1861-1863.
The Horry Herald (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1897.
The Horry Herald (Conway, S.C.) 1899-1964.
The Horry Independent (Conway, S.C.) 1980-current. Available online at Footnote.com ($)
The Horry Progress (Conway, S.C.) 1883-1888.
The Independent Republic (Conway, S.C.) 1897-1899.
The Loris Scene (Loris, S.C.) 1992-current. Available online at Footnote.com ($)
The Loris Sentinel (Loris, S.C.) 1954-1991. Available online at Footnote.com ($)
The Myrtle Beach Journal (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1971-1972.
The Myrtle Beach Journal (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1982-1992.
The Myrtle Beach Sun (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1950-1955.
The Myrtle Beach Sun and the Ocean Beach News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1956-1961.
The Telephone (Conwayboro, S.C.) 1878-1883.
The Tribune (Tabor City, N.C.) 1989-1991.
The Tribune (Tabor City, N.C.) 1991-current.
The Weekly Journal (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1975-1976.
The Weekly Observer (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1974-1977.

Current

The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Online edition.

Periodicals

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers new to their area may not encounter. Periodicals at various levels (county, region, and state) may carry articles useful to research in this area. For this county, see:

Independent Republic Quarterly

Probate

Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”^[8] Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in South Carolina.

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. They have placed Will Transcriptions for 1782 to 1855 online. Index searchable by name and the image is available.

Probate Records, 1803-1873. Probate Court Horry County, South Carolina. Microfilm of original records in the Horry County courthouse, at Conway, South Carolina. FHL Film 1029438

Horry County Wills 1799-1818 (transcripts). See names of testators. South Carolina Pioneers
Horry County Administrator's Bonds 1803-1818 South Carolina Pioneers
Index to Horry County Will Book A (1799-1818); Will ook B (1819-1821); Will Book C (1841-1857) South Carolina Pioneers

Taxation

Tax-related records are kept by the offices of the county Assessor, Auditor, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Taxes were levied on real and personal property and can help establish ages, residences, relationships, and the year an individual died or left the area. They can be used as substitutes for missing or destroyed land and census records.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Horry County.

Published abstracts

[1827-1828] Horry County, South Carolina Tax Records, 1827-28, Independent Republic Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct. 1976).

Vital Records

Birth, marriage, and death records were not recorded by South Carolina until the 1900s, thus leaving a lack of vital records. Substitute records, when available, are used to obtain this information. These substitute records including newspapers, court records have been added to this section, when applicable.

Birth

State-wide birth registration began in 1915. For a copy of a birth from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Horry County Health Department also has copies but they provide only an abbreviated form with limited information. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Marriage

In South Carolina, marriage licenses were not required by local governments until 1 July 1911. However, in the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to record all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Not all churches recorded these marriages and some have not survived. See South Carolina Vital Records for more information.

The Horry County probate court holds marriage licenses issued from 1 July 1911 to the present. Statewide registration of marriages began in July 1950 and the South Carolina Division of Vital Records has copies of licenses issued after 1 July 1950 through November 2009.

Newspapers are used as a substitute to locate marriage information. See South Carolina Newspapers.

Marriages and Marriage Substitutes - Indexes and Records

1791-1861 - Marriage, Death, and Estate Notices from Georgetown, South Carolina Newspapers, 1791-1861 by Brent H. Holcomb ^[9] FHL Collection WorldCat - index
1861-1912 - Horry County Marriages Abstracted from Newspapers - Bride Listing - abstract
1861-1912 - Horry County Marriages Abstracted from Newspapers - Groom Listing abstract
Prior to 1911 - Horry County Marriage Records Prior to 1911 - recreated marriages, not complete
1911-1916 - Horry County Marriage Records, July 1, 1911 to Dec 16, 1916 - abstract
1911-1951 - Marriage Records (Horry County, South Carolina), 1911-1951 ^[10] FHL Collection - records
There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found in some counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death

State-wide death registration began in 1915. For a copy of the death certificates from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Horry County Health Department only has copies for deaths occurring in the last 5 years. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Deaths and Death Substitutes - Indexes and Records

1791-1861 - Marriage, Death, and Estate Notices from Georgetown, South Carolina Newspapers, 1791-1861 by Brent H. Holcomb ^[11] FHL Collection WorldCat - index
1914-1960 - State-wide South Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
Myrtle Beach South Carolina Family History Center
48th Ave N & Hwy Us 17 Bypass
Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States
Phone: 843-449-1166
Hours: W 6pm-9pm; Sat 10am-4pm

Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage

Broad River Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 215
Hickory Grove SC 29928
source: Society Hill

Horry County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1428
Marion SC 29571
source: Society Hill

Horry County Historical Society
P.O. Box 2025
Conway SC 29528
source: Society Hill

Web Sites

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County, SCGenWeb
Family History Library Catalog
Horry County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
South Carolina Pioneers South Carolina Pioneers

References

↑ "List of counties in South Carolina," Wikipedia.
↑ A History of Kingston District (County) in Carolana at http://www.carolana.com/SC/Counties/kingston_county_sc.html (accessed 5 May 2011).
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ Voice of Phillip Stalvey, resident of Myrtle Beach, S.C. (2011).
↑ "South Carolina Districts and Parishes 1770" [map] in Carolana at http://www.carolana.com/SC/Royal_Colony/sc_royal_colony_districts_parishes_1770.html (accessed 11 May 2011).
↑ Schweitzer, George K. , South Carolina Genealogical Research (Knoxville, Tennessee: s.p. 1985), 39-42, FHL book 975.7 D27s
↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
↑ Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."
↑ Holcomb, Brent H., Marriage, Death, and Estate Notices from Georgetown, South Carolina Newspapers, 1791-1861, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, c1979.
↑ Horry County (South Carolina), Clerk of the County Court, Marriage records (Horry County, South Carolina), 1911-1951, Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002-2005.
↑ Holcomb, Brent H., Marriage, Death, and Estate Notices from Georgetown, South Carolina Newspapers, 1791-1861, Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, c1979.

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Overarching Districts	Beaufort District · Camden District · Charleston District · Cheraw District · Georgetown District · Ninety-Six District · Orangeburgh District · Pendleton District · Pinckney District · Washington District

Districts that became Counties 1800–1868	Abbeville District · Anderson District · Barnwell District · Beaufort (1800-1868) District · Charleston (1800-1868) District · Chester District · Chesterfield District · Clarendon District · Colleton District · Darlington District · Edgefield District · Fairfield District · Georgetown (1800-1868) District · Greenville District · Horry District · Lancaster District · Laurens District · Lexington District · Marion District · Marlboro District · Orangeburg (1800-1868) District · Newberry District · Pendleton (1800-1826) District · Pickens District · Richland District · Spartanburg District · Sumter District · Williamsburg District · York District

Colonial Parishes	All Saints · Christ Church · Prince Frederick · Prince George · Prince William · St. Andrew's · St. Bartholomew's · St. David's · St. George Dorchester · St. Helena's · St. James Goose Creek · St. James Santee · St. John's Berkeley · St. John's Colleton · St. Luke's · St. Mark's · St. Matthew's · St. Michael's · St. Paul's · St. Peter's · St. Philip's · St. Stephen's · St. Thomas and St. Denis · Post-Colonial Parishes

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Major Repositories	South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History · South Carolina Historical Society · South Caroliniana Library · Charleston Library Society · South Carolina Genealogical Society · Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Archives · National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) · Dallas Public Central Library

Migration Routes	Savannah River · Augusta and Cherokee Trail · Augusta-Savannah Trail · Augusta-St. Augustine Trail · Camden-Charleston Path · Catawba and Northern Trail · Catawba Trail · Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail · Charleston-Savannah Trail · Cisca and St. Augustine Trail (or Nickajack Trail) · Coosa-Tugaloo Indian Warpath · Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) · Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path · Fort Moore-Charleston Trail · Great Valley Road · King's Highway · Lower Cherokee Traders' Path · Lower Creek Trading Path · Middle Creek Trading Path · Occaneechi Path · Old Cherokee Path · Old South Carolina State Road · Savannah-Jacksonville Trail · Secondary Coast Road · Tugaloo-Apalachee Bay Trail · Unicoi Trail · Upper Road · Ports: Beaufort · Charleston · Georgetown

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+''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Horry County'''
+'''Horry County, South Carolina''' genealogy and family history research guide. Introduces you to county topics such as vital record births, marriages, divorces, and deaths, census, court records, deeds, maps, immigration, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, plantations, probate records, slaves, local archives, libraries, museums, churches, cemeteries, and Civil War records.
 {{Infobox U.S. County
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 | seat wl = Conway
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-''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Horry County'''
 == Quick Dates  ==
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 Horry County's civil records start the following years:
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 ==== Boundary Changes  ====
 [http://www.genealogyinc.com/south-carolina/maps/ "Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps"] (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the My South Carolina Genealogy website. The maps rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software.
 ==== Record Loss  ====
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 Tracing records through South Carolina county and district changes can be difficult. In general, for earliest records begin by searching the Charleston District, then your ancestor’s residential district, then neighboring districts, then the residential county, then neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records for Horry County: <br>
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+{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" style="width: 550px; height: 75px;"
 |+ '''Tracing Land&nbsp;Currently in Horry County with&nbsp;Parent Counties and Districts''' <ref>Schweitzer, George K. , ''South Carolina Genealogical Research'' (Knoxville, Tennessee: s.p. 1985), 39-42, {{FHL|425402|item|disp=FHL book 975.7 D27s}}</ref>
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+| width="16%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Date
-| width="52%" align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Government Office &nbsp;
+| width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Government Office &nbsp;
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-| width="52%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | 1868-Present
+| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | 1868-Present
-| width="16%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | ''Horry County''
+| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | ''Horry County''
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-| width="52%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | 1801-1865
+| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | 1801-1865
-| width="16%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | ''Horry District'' *
+| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | ''Horry District'' *
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-| width="52%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | 1769-1801
+| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | 1769-1801
-| width="16%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | ''Georgetown District Records Lost''
+| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | ''Georgetown District Records Lost''
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-| width="52%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | 1719-1769
+| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | 1719-1769
-| width="16%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | ''Charleston District''
+| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | ''Charleston District''
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-| width="52%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | 1710-1719
+| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | 1710-1719
-| width="16%" height="25" align="center" valign="middle" | ''Proprietary Land&nbsp;Grants''
+| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | ''Proprietary Land&nbsp;Grants''
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 Probate Records, 1803-1873. Probate Court Horry County, South Carolina. Microfilm of original records in the Horry County courthouse, at Conway, South Carolina. {{ FHL | Film 1029438 }}
 *Horry County Wills 1799-1818 (transcripts). See names of testators. [http://www.southcarolinapioneers.net/counties/countyhorry.html South Carolina Pioneers]
 *Horry County Administrator's Bonds 1803-1818 [http://www.southcarolinapioneers.net/counties/countyhorry.html South Carolina Pioneers]
 *Index to Horry County Will Book A (1799-1818); Will&nbsp;ook B (1819-1821); Will Book C (1841-1857) [http://www.southcarolinapioneers.net/counties/countyhorry.html South Carolina Pioneers]

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