Welcome to Mepkin ...

Mepkin is located in Berkeley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mepkin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Mepkin is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mepkin: (843)

Websites for Mepkin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mepkin, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mepkin ...

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

• North Charleston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <4>
• Summerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Goose Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Hanahan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <4>
• Moncks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncks Corner
  • Moncks Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moncks Corner <4>
• Lincolnville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
• Bonneau
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneau
  • Bonneau is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonneau <4>
• Jamestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Cordesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordesville
  • Cordesville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordesville <4>
• Huger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huger
  • Huger is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huger <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 Mepkin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mepkin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mepkin ...

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

Adding Mepkin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mepkin post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mepkin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

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