 Horry County is in the northeastern corner of South Carolina.It is a diverse land made up of rivers, beaches, forests, and swamps, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Little Pee Dee River and Drowning Creek (also known as the Lumber River) on its western side, and North Carolina to the north.The Waccamaw River, around long, runs through southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina into Horry County.