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Welcome to Saratt ...

Saratt is located in Cherokee County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Saratt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Saratt is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Saratt: (864)

Websites for Saratt ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

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

Communities near Saratt ...

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

  • Gaffney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pacolet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Cowpens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
  • Blacksburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
  • Pacolet Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saratt ...

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

Adding Saratt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saratt post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saratt.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saratt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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