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Automotive
| Edmunds Auto Guide | https://www.edmunds.com |
| Fuel Economy and MPG Ratings | http://www.fueleconomy.gov |
| iSeeCars (Free CarFax Report) | https://www.iseecars.com |
| Kelley Blue Book | https://www.kbb.com |
| NADA | http://www.nada.com |
| SC DMV - Driver's Manuals | https://scdmvonline.com/Driver-Services/Drivers-License/Testing |
| Vehicle History | https://www.vehiclehistory.gov |
| Vehicle Safety Information | https://www.safercar.gov |
Consumer & Business Information
| Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks | https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/avoiding-social-engineering-and-phishing-attacks |
| Before Giving to a Charity | https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0074-giving-charity |
| Better Business Bureau | http://www.bbb.org/myrtle-beach |
| Bureau of Consumer Protection | https://www.consumer.ftc.gov |
| Charity Navigator | https://www.charitynavigator.org |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | https://www.cpsc.gov |
| Eliminate Unwated Catalogs | https://www.catalogchoice.org |
| National Insurance Crime Bureau | https://www.nicb.org |
| Product reviews, news & price comparisons | https://www.cnet.com |
| Standard Industrial Classification | https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/ |
| Staying Alert to Disaster-related Scams | https://www.consumer.ftc |
| Staying Safe on Social Networking Sites | https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/staying-safe-social-networking-sites |
Credit Bureaus
| Equifax | https://www.equifax.com/personal |
| Experian | http://www.experian.com |
| Free Credit Reports | https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action |
| TransUnion | http://www.transunion.com |
Dictionaries / Quotations / Acronyms
| Acronym Finder | http://www.acronymfinder.com |
| Bartleby Quotations | http://www.bartleby.com/quotations |
| Dictionary | http://www.dictionary.com |
| Miriam Webster | https://www.merriam-webster.com |
| Rhyming Dictionary | http://www.rhymezone.com |
| Thesaurus | http://www.thesaurus.com |
Education
| Affordable Colleges Online | https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org |
| College Rankings | https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges |
| GED Information | http://hcae.horrycountyschools.net/pages/HorryCountyAdultEducation/GED_Testing |
| Horry County Schools | https://www.horrycountyschools.net/ |
| Kahn Academy | https://www.khanacademy.org |
| Online Practice Tests | https://www.testprepreview.com |
| Peterson's (College Information) | https://www.petersons.com |
| US Department of Education | https://www.ed.gov |
Employment
| Got Resume Builder (FREE) | https://www.gotresumebuilder.com |
| S.C. Dept. of Employment and Workforce (DEW) - Benefits Portal | http://dew.sc.gov |
| S.C. Dept. of Employment and Workforce (DEW) - Job Search Portal | https://jobs.scworks.org/vosnet |
| USA Jobs | https://www.usajobs.gov |
Entertainment
| Common Sense Media | https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ |
| Free Sheet Music | https://www.8notes.com |
| Internet Movie Database | http://www.imdb.com |
| Lottery Results | http://www.lotteryusa.com |
| South Carolina Education Lottery | http://www.sceducationlottery.com |
Financial Information
| Bankrate | http://www.bankrate.com |
| Currency Converter | https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter |
| Stock Quotes (Back to 1985) | http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com |
Genealogy
| Civil War Maps | https://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/CivilWar/ |
| Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System | https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm |
| Family Genealogy & History Internet Education | http://www.academic-genealogy.com |
| Find A Grave | https://www.findagrave.com |
| Grand Strand Genealogy Club | https://www.scgsgc.org/ |
| Horry County Historical Society | http://www.hchsonline.org |
| LDS Genealogy | https://ldsgenealogy.com/ |
| NCHS Vital Records | https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w |
| Roots Web | http://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com |
| US Gen Web Project: State by State Information | http://www.usgenweb.org |
Geography / Maps / Travel
| Countries A-Z | http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm |
| The Fifty States | http://www.50states.com |
| Flight Aware - Live Flight Tracking | http://flightaware.com |
| Google Maps - World Gazetteer | http://www.maplandia.com |
| Mapquest | https://www.mapquest.com |
| Myrtle Beach International Airport | http://www.flymyrtlebeach.com |
| National Map | https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |
| UT's Online Map Collection | http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps |
Government
| Citizenship and Immigration | https://www.uscis.gov |
| USCIS Refugees and Asylees | https://permanent.fdlp.gov/ |
| Internal Revenue Service | https://www.irs.gov |
| National Traffic & Road Closures | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo |
| Patent & Trademark Office | https://www.uspto.gov |
| Social Security Administration | https://www.ssa.gov |
| South Carolina Government Online Services | http://www.sc.gov |
| South Carolina Legislature | http://www.scstatehouse.gov |
| US Census Bureau | https://www.census.gov |
| US Postal Service | http://www.usps.com |
| USDA Web Soil Survey | https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ |
| USA.gov | https://www.usa.gov |
| World Factbook | https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ |
Grants
| Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com |
| Candid Foundation Directory | https://candid.org/ |
| Government Grants | https://www.grants.gov |
| SC Commission for Higher Education | https://www.che.sc.gov |
Health & Medicine
| Centers for Disease Control & Prevention CDC | https://www.cdc.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | http://www.mayoclinic.org |
| MedLine Plus | https://medlineplus.gov |
| National Health Information Center | https://healthfinder.gov |
| RxList | http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp |
| South Carolina Health Resources | https://sc.gov/health-safety |
| US Department of Health & Human Services | https://www.hhs.gov |
| WebMD | http://www.webmd.com |
Hurricane Preparedness
| Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper | https://coast.noaa.gov/floodexposure |
| FEMA - Make Your Own Flood Map | https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search |
| Horry County Emergency Management | https://www.horrycountysc.gov/departments/emergency-management/ |
| Horry County Flood Maps | http://www.horrycounty.org/gis/flood |
| Know Your Zone | https://hurricane.sc |
| National Hurricane Center | https://www.nhc.noaa.gov |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | https://www.noaa.gov |
| SC Coastal Evacuation Routes | http://www.scdot.org/getting/evacuation.aspx |
| SC Emergency Management | https://www.scemd.org |
| Tropical Tidbits | https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models |
Learn a Language
| Duolingo | https://www.duolingo.com/ |
| Foreign Service Institute Language Learning | https://www.fsi-language-courses.org/fsi-language-courses/ |
Legal Resources
| Civil (non-criminal) Case Assistance | http://www.sclegal.org |
| Free Legal Resources | http://www.lawhelp.org/sc |
| Horry County Police Department | http://police.horrycounty.org |
| Myrtle Beach Police Department | http://police.cityofmyrtlebeach.com |
| SC Bar - Forms and Publications | https://www.scbar.org/public/ |
| SC Law Enforcement Division - SLED | http://www.sled.sc.gov |
Local
| City of Myrtle Beach - Maps | https://comb.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html |
| Coast RTA (Bus Routes) | http://coastrta.com/about-coast-rta |
| Myrtle Beach Airport | https://www.flymyrtlebeach.com |
| SC Dept of Motor Vehicles | http://www.scdmvonline.com |
| The Sun News | http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com |
| Tide Tables - Springmaid Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC | https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/map |
| Waccamaw Audubon Society | http://www.waccamawaudubon.org |
Locating People
| Area Code Directory | https://www.nationalnanpa.com/number_resource_info/area_code_maps.html |
| Crisscross and Reverse Directory | http://www.infobel.com/en/world |
| Spokeo | http://www.spokeo.com |
| Switchboard - Internet Phonebook | http://www.switchboard.com |
| Whitepages | https://www.whitepages.com |
| Zip Code Directory | https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction_input |
MISC Reference
| Calendars | https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar |
| Clemson Cooperative Extension Service | https://www.clemson.edu/extension/index.html |
| Measurement Converter | http://m.convert-me.com/en |
Research
| Documents of American History | https://www.ourdocuments.gov |
| Guinness World Records | http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com |
| Information Please | http://www.infoplease.com |
| Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues | http://www.procon.org |
Social Services
| AA Meetings (Alcoholics Annonymous) Myrtle Beach Area | http://area62.org/lookup.php |
| American Red Cross | http://www.redcross.org/find-your-local-chapter?_requestid=373337 |
| Clean of Heart - Catholic Charities of SC | https://charitiessc.org/clean-of-heart |
| Department of Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Services | https://www.daodas.sc.gov/ |
| Department of Social Services | https://dss.sc.gov/ |
| Goodwill | https://www.goodwill.org |
| Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach | https://www.helpinghandmb.org |
| Horry and Georgetown County - Heroin Coalition | http://www.heroincoalition.org/ |
| NA Meetings (Narcotics Annonymous) Myrtle Beach | http://www.sober.com/meetings/na |
| SC 211 (United Way) | https://www.sc211.org |
| United Way of Horry County | https://unitedwayhorry.org |
Statistics
| Consumer Price Index | https://stats.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm |
| Salary & Wage Surveys | https://www.bls.gov/ces |
| US Statistical Abstract | https://www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html |
Tax Forms
| IRS | https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions |
| SC DOR | https://dor.sc.gov/tax/individual-income/forms |
| NC DOR | https://www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/individual-income-tax |
Weather
| National Weather Service | http://www.weather.gov |
| The Old Farmer's Almanac | http://www.almanac.com |
| The Weather Channel | https://www.weather.com |
| Weather Underground | https://www.wunderground.com |
Writing & Citation
| Perdue Online Writing Lab (APA, MLA, AMA, Chicago styles) | https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html |
Zoning & Codes
| City of Myrtle Beach, SC - Municipal Code of Ordinaces | https://library.municode.com/sc/myrtle_beach/codes/code_of_ordinances |
|
Horry County, SC - Municipal Code of Ordinances |
https://library.municode.com/sc/horry_county/codes/code_of_ordinances |