Welcome to Stokes ...

Stokes is located in Colleton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stokes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Stokes is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stokes lies within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Stokes ...

While we believe that this Stokes is located in Colleton County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named Stokes. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berkeley, Clarendon and Hampton County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 20 communities that are also named Stokes - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stokes ...

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

• Walterboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Saint George
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
• Yemassee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <4>
• Cottageville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <4>
• Ehrhardt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Reevesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <4>
• Smoaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks
  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <4>
• Lodge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <4>
• Williams
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
• Ruffin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin
  • Ruffin is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruffin <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 Stokes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stokes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stokes ...

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

Adding Stokes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stokes post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stokes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stokes. 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/