Welcome to Catarrh ...

Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catarrh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Catarrh is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Catarrh: (843)

Communities near Catarrh ...

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

• Pageland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
  • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <4>
• Kershaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
  • Kershaw is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kershaw <4>
• 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Heath Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Springs
  • Heath Springs is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath Springs <4>
• 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 <4>
• Jefferson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Bethune
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
  • Bethune is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <4>
• Ruby
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Patrick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Patrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick <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 Catarrh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catarrh.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catarrh ...

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

Adding Catarrh to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Catarrh post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catarrh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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