Welcome to Coosawhatchie ...

Coosawhatchie is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Coosawhatchie: KOO-suh-HATCH-ee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coosawhatchie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1792.

Coosawhatchie is near sea level<4>.

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

Coosawhatchie is located in the (843) area code.

Websites for Coosawhatchie ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jaspersc.org/

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

Communities near Coosawhatchie ...

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

• Port Royal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
• Beaufort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <5>
• Ridgeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Two Sisters Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
  • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
• Yemassee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <5>
• Furman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <5>
• Scotia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
• Sheldon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <5>
• Barkerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
  • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
  • Barkerville has also been known as:
  • Haywardville
• Seabrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coosawhatchie ...

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

Adding Coosawhatchie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coosawhatchie 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 Coosawhatchie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coosawhatchie post office opened in 1792.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coosawhatchie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jasper County: www.jaspercountysc.org/

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