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Welcome to Althea ...

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

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

Althea would have been located within present day Lexington County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Althea is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Althea was located: 803 & 839<4>

Communities Also Named Althea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Althea - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Althea ...

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

  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Batesburg - Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
  • Batesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • South Congaree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
  • Johnston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wagener
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridge Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pelion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Althea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Althea 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 (so far) for Althea was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Althea.

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 Althea, 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 Lexington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Althea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Althea area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Althea area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.