Welcome to Hale ...

Hale is located in Pickens County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Hale is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hale is located in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Hale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hale ...

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

• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Greer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
• Mauldin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
• Simpsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Easley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
  • Easley is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <4>
• Clemson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
  • Clemson is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <4>
• Travelers Rest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <4>
• Central
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Williamston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Pendleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <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 Hale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hale ...

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

Adding Hale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Hale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

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