Welcome to Schofield ...

Schofield is located in Bamberg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schofield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Schofield is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Schofield lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Schofield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Schofield - they are located in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Schofield ...

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

• Barnwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell
  • Barnwell is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnwell <4>
• Bamberg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamberg
  • Bamberg is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bamberg <4>
• Denmark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <4>
• Allendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <4>
• Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Blackville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville
  • Blackville is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackville <4>
• Fairfax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Brunson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <4>
• Ehrhardt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <4>
• Hilda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
  • Hilda is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilda <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 Schofield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schofield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schofield ...

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

Adding Schofield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Schofield post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schofield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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