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Welcome to Back Swamp ...

Back Swamp is located in Florence County<1>.

Back Swamp is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Back Swamp: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Back Swamp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Back Swamp - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Back Swamp ...

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

  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Darlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Timmonsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Latta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Quinby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Society Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sellers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Blenheim
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Palmetto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Back Swamp ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Back Swamp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Back Swamp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Back Swamp area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.