Welcome to Wattacoo ...

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

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

Wattacoo would have been located within present day Pickens County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wattacoo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wattacoo is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Wattacoo still existed, it would have been in the (864) area code.

Communities near Wattacoo ...

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

• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Easley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Hendersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <5>
• Travelers Rest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Brevard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <5>
• Flat Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Pickens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Laurel Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <5>
• Saluda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <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 Wattacoo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wattacoo.

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

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

Adding Wattacoo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wattacoo 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 Wattacoo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wattacoo post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wattacoo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

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