Welcome to Palmetto Bluff ...

Palmetto Bluff is located in Beaufort County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmetto Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Palmetto Bluff: Palmetto Blf. (or less commonly used: Palmetto Bluf.)

Palmetto Bluff is near sea level<3>.

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

Palmetto Bluff is located in the (843) area code.

Communities near Palmetto Bluff ...

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

• Savannah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Hilton Head Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <4>
• Port Royal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Port Wentworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Hardeeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
• Rossignol Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Ridgeland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
• Tybee Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tybee Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybee Island
  • Tybee Island is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tybee Island <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 Palmetto Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmetto Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto Bluff ...

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

Adding Palmetto Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmetto Bluff 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 Palmetto Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Palmetto Bluff post office opened in 1908.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmetto Bluff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

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