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Welcome to Baldock ...

Baldock is located in Allendale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baldock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Baldock is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Baldock: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Baldock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Baldock: This one is located in Allendale County and the other is located in Barnwell County.

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

Communities near Baldock ...

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

  • Barnwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Allendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hiltonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilltonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
    • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
  • Gifford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Snelling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Olar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
    • Olar is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <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 Baldock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baldock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldock ...

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

Adding Baldock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldock 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 Baldock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baldock post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Allendale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baldock - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Baldock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Baldock 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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/