Welcome to Chelsea ...

Chelsea is located in Beaufort County<1>.

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

Chelsea is near sea level<3>.

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

Chelsea lies within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Chelsea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Chelsea - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Chelsea ...

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

• Hilton Head Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <4>
• Bluffton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Port Royal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Beaufort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <4>
• Hardeeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
• Ridgeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
• Okatie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatie
  • Okatie is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okatie <4>
• Battery Marina Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
  • Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
• Laurel Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
  • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
• Pritchardville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
  • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort 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 Chelsea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chelsea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chelsea ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

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