Welcome to Travelers Rest ...

The city of Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Travelers Rest, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Travelers Rest has a population of 8,045 people<2> (see below for details).

Travelers Rest is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Travelers Rest lies within the (864) area code.

The ZIP code for Travelers Rest: 29690<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Travelers Rest had an population of 8,045 people. This is an increase of 75.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 96.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Travelers Rest had a population of 4,576 people. This makes Travelers Rest the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Travelers Rest represents 0.1% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,576 people, the population of Travelers Rest increased 11.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,099 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Travelers Rest.

Communities Also Named Travelers Rest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Travelers Rest - they are located in Alabama and Georgia.

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

Communities near Travelers Rest ...

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

• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Greer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <5>
• Mauldin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <5>
• Simpsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <5>
• Easley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
  • Easley is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <5>
• Lyman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
• Duncan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
• Pickens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Wellford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Travelers Rest ...

Looking for more information about Travelers Rest? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Travelers Rest, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Travelers Rest.

Adding Travelers Rest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Travelers Rest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

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