Welcome to Marydell ...

So far, we found very little information about Marydell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Marydell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marydell, please Contact Us.

Marydell would have been located within present day Greenville County<2>.

The location of Marydell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marydell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Marydell is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Marydell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Marydell once stood is in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Marydell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Marydell - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Marydell ...

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

• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Greer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Easley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Hendersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <5>
• Travelers Rest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Lyman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
• Duncan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
• Flat Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
• Pickens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• Wellford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <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 Marydell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marydell.

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

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

Adding Marydell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marydell 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 Marydell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Marydell post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marydell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

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