Welcome to Obed ...
So far, we found very little information about Obed. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Obed to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Obed, please Contact Us.
Obed would have been located within present day Spartanburg County<2>.
The location of Obed has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Obed, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Obed is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Obed was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Obed still existed, it would have been in the (864) area code.
Communities Also Named Obed ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Obed - they are located in Alabama, Alberta and Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Obed.
Communities near Obed ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Obed.
- Spartanburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <5>
- Greer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Forest City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <5>
- Spindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
- Rutherfordton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
- Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <5>
- Lyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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>
- Wellford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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 Obed. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Obed.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Obed. 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 Obed.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Obed. See our Newspapers Page for Obed.
Adding Obed to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Obed 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 Obed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Obed post office opened in 1892.
We also found Obed on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Obed.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Obed, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Obed - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |