Welcome to Ogden ...

Ogden is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

When the people of Ogden refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ogdenite<3>

Ogden is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Ogden: (803)

Websites for Ogden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorkcountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Ogden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Ogden - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ogden ...

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

• Rock Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Rock Hill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <5>
• Fort Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <5>
• Tega Cay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tega Cay
  • Tega Cay is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tega Cay <5>
• Pineville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
• York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Marvin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
• Clover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <5>
• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Van Wyck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
  • Van Wyck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wyck <5>
• Fort Lawn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <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 Ogden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogden ...

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

Adding Ogden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ogden post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/

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