Welcome to Lone Star ...

Lone Star is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lone Star, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Lone Star is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lone Star: (803)

Communities Also Named Lone Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Lone Star: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Orangeburg County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 34 communities that are also named Lone Star - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (9) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lone Star ...

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

• Orangeburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Summerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
  • Summerton is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerton <4>
• Santee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
• Bowman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <4>
• Eastover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastover <4>
• Elloree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloree
  • Elloree is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elloree <4>
• Pinewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <4>
• Cameron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Paxville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxville
  • Paxville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxville <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 Lone Star. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lone Star.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Star ...

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

Adding Lone Star to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lone Star post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lone Star.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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