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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Horry County is a county in the Pee Dee region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It had a population of 269,291 at the 2010 census. It is located on approximately 100 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina and is approximately 150 miles east of the State Capital, Columbia, South Carolina. The County has a total area of , of which is land and (9.66%) is water. The highest point in the county is 124 ft. above sea level.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1799 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1801 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1810 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 4,349
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| 1820 | 5,025
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| 1830 | 5,245
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| 1840 | 5,755
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| 1850 | 7,646
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| 1860 | 7,962
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| 1870 | 10,721
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| 1880 | 15,574
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| 1890 | 19,256
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| 1900 | 23,364
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| 1910 | 26,995
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| 1920 | 32,077
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| 1930 | 39,376
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| 1940 | 51,951
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| 1950 | 59,820
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| 1960 | 68,247
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| 1970 | 69,992
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| 1980 | 101,419
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| 1990 | 144,053
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Horry County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.horrycounty.org/
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