Welcome to Bostick ...

Bostick is located in Florence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bostick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Bostick is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bostick: (843)

Communities Also Named Bostick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bostick - they are located in Georgia and Texas.

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

Communities near Bostick ...

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

• Lake City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Johnsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Johnsonville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsonville <4>
• Pamplico
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplico
  • Pamplico is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplico <4>
• Aynor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
  • Aynor is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <4>
• Scranton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Coward
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
  • Coward is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <4>
• Hemingway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway
  • Hemingway is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingway <4>
• Stuckey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
  • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Gresham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bostick ...

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

Adding Bostick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bostick post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bostick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

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