Welcome to Owdoms ...

Owdoms is located in Saluda County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Owdoms: OH-dums<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owdoms, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Owdoms is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Owdoms is within the boundaries of the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Owdoms ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Owdoms: This one is located in Saluda County and the other is located in Edgefield County.

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

Communities near Owdoms ...

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

• Edgefield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Edgefield is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <5>
• Batesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg
  • Batesburg is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesburg <5>
• Saluda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>
• Johnston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <5>
• Ninety Six
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <5>
• Ridge Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Spring
  • Ridge Spring is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Spring <5>
• Monetta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monetta
  • Monetta is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monetta <5>
• Trenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Silverstreet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <5>
• Ward
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <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 Owdoms. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owdoms.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owdoms ...

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

Adding Owdoms to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Owdoms post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owdoms.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/

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