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Welcome to Blue Brick ...

Blue Brick is located in Marion County<1>.


The location of Blue Brick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Brick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Blue Brick is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blue Brick is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Communities near Blue Brick ...

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

  • Florence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dillon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mullins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Latta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pamplico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Quinby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sellers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Florence County
  • Mars Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
    • Mars Bluff is located in Florence 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 Blue Brick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Brick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Brick ...

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

Adding Blue Brick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Brick 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 Blue Brick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blue Brick post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Brick.

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Brick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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