Welcome to Almeda ...

Almeda is located in Hampton County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Almeda: al-ME-duh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Almeda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Almeda is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Almeda: (803)

Communities Also Named Almeda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Almeda - they are located in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Almeda ...

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

• Allendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <5>
• Hampton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Estill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <5>
• Fairfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Yemassee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <5>
• Brunson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <5>
• Ehrhardt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <5>
• Gifford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • Gifford is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <5>
• Furman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <5>
• Scotia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <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 Almeda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Almeda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almeda ...

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

Adding Almeda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Almeda post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almeda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

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