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Horry County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 1
Basins 4
Bays 9
Beaches 9
Bends 1
Capes 5
Cliffs 8
Guts 8
Islands 16
Lakes 80
Ridges 6
Streams 196
Summits 3
Swamps 100
Cultural Features
Airports 9
Bridges 15
Buildings 115
Canals 1
Cemeteries 73
Channels 1
Churches 249
Civil 17
Dams 31
Hospitals 12
Locales 114
Parks 10
Post Offices 12
Reservoirs 32
Schools 166
Towers 20
Historical Features
Bridges 1
Churches 19
Crossings 9
Locales 9
Military (Historical) 2
Populated Places 12
Post Offices 1
Schools 44
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: South Carolina's National Historic Landmarks