Myrtle Beach Genealogy (in Horry County, SC)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Myrtle Beach are also found through the Horry County and South Carolina pages.


Myrtle Beach Birth Records

South Carolina, Birth Records, 1915-present South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Myrtle Beach Cemetery Records

Oak Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oak Street Cemetery or Convention Center Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Withers Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Myrtle Beach Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Myrtle Beach Death Records

1915-1943 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

1915-1965 South Carolina Death Records Ancestry online

1950-1964 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

Obituaries from Horry County Newspapers, 1861-1914 FamilySearch Library

South Carolina, Death Records, 1915-present South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Myrtle Beach Land Records

Deeds, 1803-1939 FamilySearch Library

Myrtle Beach Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, 1938 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, 1938-1949 Library of Congress online

Myrtle Beach Marriage Records

Horry County Marriages Abstracted from Newspapers (1861-1911) FamilySearch Library

Myrtle Beach Newspapers and Obituaries

Horry County Marriages Abstracted from Newspapers (1861-1911) FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from Horry County Newspapers, 1861-1914 FamilySearch Library

Post and Courier, The: Myrtle Beach Edition 08/05/2020 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Sun-News 1961-2023 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Myrtle Beach

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Grand Strand Journal. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1972-1973

Myrtle Beach Journal. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1971-1972

Myrtle Beach Journal. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1982-1992

Myrtle Beach News. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1935-1956

Myrtle Beach News. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1956-1961

Myrtle Beach Sun and the Ocean Beach News. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1956-1961

Myrtle Beach Sun. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1950-1955

Sun-News. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1961-Current

Weekly Journal. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1975-1976

Weekly Observer. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1974-1977

Myrtle Beach Probate Records

1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Indexes to the County Wills of South Carolina: Horry County, 1799-1853 Ancestry online

Myrtle Beach School Records

Carolina Forest High School yearbook, 2000, 2001, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Coastal Academy - Retrospect Yearbook (Myrtle Beach, SC), 1977 E Yearbook online

Coastal Academy yearbooks, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Myrtle Beach High School yearbooks, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Socastee High School yearbook, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2000 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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