Welcome to Kentyre ...

Kentyre is located in Dillon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kentyre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Kentyre is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kentyre is within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Kentyre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Kentyre: This one is located in Dillon County and the other is located in Marion County.

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

Communities near Kentyre ...

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

• Dillon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Mullins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <4>
• Pembroke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Fairmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
• Maxton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
  • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
• McColl
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
• Latta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
• Rowland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
• Fair Bluff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kentyre ...

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

Adding Kentyre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kentyre in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kentyre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kentyre post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kentyre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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