Welcome to Badham ...

Badham is located in Dorchester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Badham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Badham is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Badham lies within the (843) area code.

Communities near Badham ...

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

• Ridgeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <4>
• Holly Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <4>
• Branchville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <4>
• Bowman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <4>
• Cottageville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <4>
• Harleyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <4>
• Rowesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowesville
  • Rowesville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowesville <4>
• Smoaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <4>
• Williams
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
• Grover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <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 Badham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Badham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Badham ...

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

Adding Badham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Badham 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 Badham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Badham post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Badham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

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