Welcome to Garlington ...
So far, we found very little information about Garlington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Garlington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garlington, please Contact Us.
Garlington would have been located within present day Laurens County<2>.
The location of Garlington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Garlington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Garlington is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Garlington was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Garlington once stood is in the (864) area code.
Communities Also Named Garlington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Garlington - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garlington.
Communities near Garlington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garlington.
- Newberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Newberry is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
- Laurens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
- Laurens is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <5>
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
- Whitmire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire
- Whitmire is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <5>
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
- Silverstreet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
- Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <5>
- Renno
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
- Renno is located in Laurens County
- Sartor Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Joanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Joanna is located in Laurens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joanna <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 Garlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garlington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garlington. 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 Garlington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garlington. See our Newspapers Page for Garlington.
Adding Garlington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Garlington 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 Garlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Garlington post office opened in 1897.
We also found Garlington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garlington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |