Welcome to Claremont ...

Claremont is located in Sumter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claremont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Claremont is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Claremont: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Claremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Claremont - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Claremont ...

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

Sumter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumter <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sumter
- From Claremont to Sumter
Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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- Camden is located in Kershaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Camden
- From Claremont to Camden
Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Elgin is located in Kershaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elgin
- From Claremont to Elgin
Eastover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Eastover is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastover <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eastover
- From Claremont to Eastover
Pinewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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- Pinewood is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinewood
- From Claremont to Pinewood
Paxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Paxville is located in Clarendon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paxville
- From Claremont to Paxville
Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
Cherryvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
Wedgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
- Wedgefield is located in Sumter County
- Wedgefield has also been known as:
- Wedgewood
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedgefield <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wedgefield
- From Claremont to Wedgefield
Cane Savannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter 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 Claremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claremont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claremont ...

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

Adding Claremont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claremont 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 Claremont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Claremont post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claremont.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claremont - 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 Claremont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Claremont 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/