Welcome to Arthur ...

Arthur is located in Lexington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arthur, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Arthur is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Arthur: (803)

Communities Also Named Arthur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Arthur - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Arthur ...

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

• Columbia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lexington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• West Columbia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Cayce
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
• Irmo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Forest Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Blythewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <4>
• South Congaree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Gaston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <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 Arthur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arthur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arthur ...

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

Adding Arthur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arthur 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 Arthur was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Arthur on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arthur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

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