Welcome to Mount Carmel ...

The town of Mount Carmel is located in McCormick County<1> (at the time of its founding, Mount Carmel was located in Abbeville County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Carmel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel

Mount Carmel is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Mount Carmel: (864)

The ZIP code for Mount Carmel: 29840<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Carmel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Mount Carmel - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario (6), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Carmel ...

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

• Abbeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• McCormick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
  • McCormick is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <4>
• Calhoun Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Falls
  • Calhoun Falls is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun Falls <4>
• Lincolnton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <4>
• Edinburg ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
• Hesters Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Bowman Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
  • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
• Tignall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
  • Tignall is located in Wilkes County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <4>
• Lowndesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesville
  • Lowndesville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesville <4>
• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <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 Mount Carmel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Carmel ...

Looking for more information about Mount Carmel? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Carmel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Carmel.

Adding Mount Carmel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Carmel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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