Welcome to Varntown ...
So far, we found very little information about Varntown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Varntown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Varntown, please Contact Us.
Varntown would have been located within present day Colleton County<2>.
The location of Varntown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Varntown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Varntown is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Varntown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Varntown once stood is in the (843) area code.
Communities near Varntown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Varntown.
- Walterboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Varnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
- Varnville is located in Hampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <5>
- Yemassee
(12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
- Brunson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Ehrhardt
(17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
- Gifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Gifford is located in Hampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <5>
- Smoaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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 <5>
- Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- 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 <5>
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- 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 <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 Varntown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Varntown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Varntown. 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 Varntown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Varntown. See our Newspapers Page for Varntown.
Adding Varntown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Varntown 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 Varntown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Varntown post office opened in 1901.
We also found Varntown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Varntown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Varntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Colleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Varntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |