Welcome to West Andrews ...

West Andrews is primarily located in Georgetown County<1>. A portion of West Andrews extends into Williamsburg County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Andrews, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for West Andrews: W. Andrews

West Andrews is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Andrews: (843)

Websites for West Andrews ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.georgetowncountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to West Andrews, the following might be of interest:

Communities near West Andrews ...

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

• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Lane
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <4>
• Stuckey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
  • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Jamestown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Sampit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
• Snow Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
• Willie Towne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
  • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
• Nesmith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
  • Nesmith is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nesmith <4>
• Alvin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
• Rome
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Williamsburg County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Andrews ...

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

Adding West Andrews to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Andrews 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 West Andrews was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Andrews.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

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