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Welcome to Brattonsville ...

Brattonsville is located in York County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brattonsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Brattonsville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brattonsville is within the (803) area code.

Websites for Brattonsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorkcountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brattonsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brattonsville ...

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

  • Rock Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tega Cay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • York
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Van Wyck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fort Lawn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brattonsville ...

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

Adding Brattonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brattonsville post office opened in 1818.

We also found Brattonsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brattonsville.

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brattonsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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