Finklea, SC

Finklea is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 291 residents. The CDP is in northern Horry County, at the intersection of South Carolina Highways 410, 917 and 9 Business. Highway 410 leads south 9 miles to U.S. Route 701 at Baxter Forks and northeast 8 miles to Tabor City, North Carolina, and Highway 917 leads northwest 19 miles to Mullins. The through line in Finklea is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Finklea makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.