Welcome to Salkehatchie ...

Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salkehatchie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Salkehatchie is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Salkehatchie: (843)

Communities near Salkehatchie ...

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

• Walterboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <4>
• Ridgeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Varnville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <4>
• Barkerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
  • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
  • Barkerville has also been known as:
  • Haywardville
• Early Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Branch
  • Early Branch is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early Branch <4>
• Sheldon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Green Pond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Green Pond is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <4>
• Lobeco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobeco
  • Lobeco is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobeco <4>
• Dale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
• Ritter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ritter is located in Colleton County

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 Salkehatchie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salkehatchie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salkehatchie ...

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

Adding Salkehatchie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Salkehatchie post office opened in 1876.

We also found Salkehatchie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salkehatchie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

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