Welcome to Givhans ...

Givhans is located in Dorchester County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Givhans: GIV-ANZ<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Givhans, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Givhans is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Givhans is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Communities near Givhans ...

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

• Summerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Goose Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <5>
• Hollywood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
• Ravenel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <5>
• Lincolnville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
• Saint George
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <5>
• Ridgeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <5>
• Cottageville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <5>
• Harleyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <5>
• Flowertown Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester 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 Givhans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Givhans.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Givhans ...

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

Adding Givhans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Givhans 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 Givhans was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Givhans on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Givhans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

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