Welcome to Choppee ...

Choppee is located in Georgetown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Choppee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Choppee is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Choppee is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Websites for Choppee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.georgetowncountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Choppee ...

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

• Georgetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Andrews
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Johnsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Johnsonville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsonville <4>
• Hemingway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway
  • Hemingway is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingway <4>
• Stuckey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
  • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Pawleys Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawleys Island
  • Pawleys Island is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawleys Island <4>
• Allentown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
• Carters Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
• Rome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
• Snow Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg 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 Choppee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Choppee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Choppee ...

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

Adding Choppee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Choppee post office opened in 1880.

We also found Choppee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Choppee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

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