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Welcome to Angelus ...

Angelus is located in Chesterfield County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Angelus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Angelus is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Angelus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Angelus - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Angelus ...

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

  • Pageland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kershaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • Chesterfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McBee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
    • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <3>
  • Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethune
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ruby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <3>
  • Patrick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Croghan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Angelus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Angelus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Angelus. 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 Angelus.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angelus ...

Looking for more information about Angelus? 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 Angelus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Angelus.

Adding Angelus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angelus 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 Angelus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Angelus post office opened in 1904.

We also found Angelus on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angelus.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Angelus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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