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Welcome to Choppee ...

Choppee is located in Georgetown County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Choppee: 843 & 854<3>

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)
  • Andrews
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hemingway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stuckey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Pawleys Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Allentown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Carters Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Rome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Snow Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town

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 (so far) 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. The Choppee post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Choppee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Georgetown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Choppee - 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 Choppee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Choppee 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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