Surfside Beach, South Carolina
Surfside Beach is located on the Atlantic Ocean just 8 miles south of Myrtle Beach in the heart of the Grand Strand. The population was 4,425 at the 2000 census.
Nestled on 2 miles of pristine beach, with temperate climate, excellent services, many restaurants and attractions nearby, Surfside Beach is a popular place to vacation, relocate, and retire.
First known as Roach's Beach, with only one two story building and several cottages surviving the hurricane of 1893, the region was purchased in the early 1920's. Principal industries were lumber and feed farming for the 30 or so horses and mules in the area. The new owner, Mr. George J. Holiday, renamed the area Floral Beach for his wife, Flora, and daughter, Floramay. In the late 1920's, a group from Columbia purchased and partially developed the land. In 1952, most of the land changed hands again and became known as Surfside Beach, and is also nicknamed "The Family Beach."
Surfside Beach has become a highly sought after rental and permanent housing market.