Welcome to Arial ...

Arial is located in Pickens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arial, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Arial is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Arial: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Arial ...

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

• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Mauldin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
• Clemson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
  • Clemson is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <4>
• Travelers Rest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Williamston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Pendleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <4>
• Pickens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Pelzer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelzer
  • Pelzer is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelzer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arial ...

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

Adding Arial to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arial 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 Arial was on a map titled Road Map for South Carolina (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arial.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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