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Welcome to Calomet Valley ...

Calomet Valley is located in Dorchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Calomet Valley: Calomet Vly. (or less commonly used: Calomet Vally. or Calomet Vlly.)

Calomet Valley is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Calomet Valley: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Calomet Valley ...

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

  • Charleston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • North Charleston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goose Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hanahan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Moncks Corner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ravenel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meggett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calomet Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Calomet Valley - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Calomet Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Calomet Valley 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.