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Welcome to Bufords Bridge ...

Bufords Bridge is located in Bamberg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bufords Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1811.

A typical abbreviation for Bufords Bridge: Bufords Brg. (or less commonly used: Bufords Brdg. or Bufords Brdge.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bufords Bridge for more information about variations on the name of Bufords Bridge.

Bufords Bridge is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bufords Bridge: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Bufords Bridge ...

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

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

Communities near Bufords Bridge ...

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

  • Barnwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bamberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Denmark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Allendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Blackville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Varnville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fairfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brunson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ehrhardt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bufords Bridge ...

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

Adding Bufords Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bufords Bridge post office opened in 1811.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bufords Bridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Bamberg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bufords Bridge - 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 Bufords Bridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Bufords Bridge 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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