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Welcome to Borden ...

Borden is located in Sumter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Borden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Borden is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Borden: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Borden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Borden - they are located in California (2), Indiana, New York, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Borden ...

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

  • Sumter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishopville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elgin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Eastover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dalzell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Sumter County
  • Horatio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherryvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borden ...

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

Adding Borden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Borden post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Borden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borden - 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 Borden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Borden 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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