Welcome to Singleton ...

Singleton is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Singleton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Singleton is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Singleton: (803)

Communities Also Named Singleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Singleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Mississippi (2), Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Singleton ...

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

• Orangeburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Eastover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastover <4>
• Elloree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloree
  • Elloree is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elloree <4>
• Pinewood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <4>
• Cameron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Creston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Calhoun County
• Jamison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
  • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
• Gadsden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <4>
• Stilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
  • Stilton is located in Orangeburg 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 Singleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Singleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Singleton ...

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

Adding Singleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Singleton 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 Singleton was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Singleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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