Welcome to Mitchell ...

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

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mitchell is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Mitchell still existed, it would have been in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Mitchell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Mitchell - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Oregon (4), Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mitchell ...

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

• Greenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mauldin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Travelers Rest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Wellford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Landrum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
• Inman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <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 Mitchell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mitchell.

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

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

Adding Mitchell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mitchell post office opened in 1886.

We also found Mitchell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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