Welcome to Tyger ...

So far, we found very little information about Tyger. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tyger to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tyger, please Contact Us.

Tyger would have been located within present day Greenville County<2>.

The location of Tyger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tyger is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Tyger was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Tyger would have been located in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Tyger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Tyger: This one is located in Greenville County and the other is located in Spartanburg County.

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

Communities near Tyger ...

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

• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Travelers Rest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <5>
• Lyman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Flat Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
• Wellford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Landrum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
• Inman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <5>
• Tryon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <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 Tyger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyger.

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

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

Adding Tyger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyger in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tyger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tyger post office opened in 1888.

We also found Tyger in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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