Welcome to Alvin ...

Alvin is located in Berkeley County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Alvin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alvin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Alvin is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alvin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alvin is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Websites for Alvin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Alvin, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Alvin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Alvin - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alvin.

Communities near Alvin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alvin.

• Moncks Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncks Corner
  • Moncks Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moncks Corner <4>
• Andrews
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Saint Stephen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
  • Saint Stephen is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen <4>
• Bonneau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneau
  • Bonneau is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonneau <4>
• Lane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <4>
• Greeleyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeleyville
  • Greeleyville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeleyville <4>
• Jamestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Harris Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
• Russellville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrangle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
  • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alvin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alvin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alvin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alvin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvin. See our Newspapers Page for Alvin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alvin ...

Looking for more information about Alvin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alvin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alvin.

Adding Alvin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alvin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alvin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alvin post office opened in 1891.

We also found Alvin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alvin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alvin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/