Welcome to Claussen ...

Claussen is located in Florence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claussen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Claussen is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Claussen is located in the (843) area code.

Communities near Claussen ...

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

• Florence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Lake City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Darlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Darlington is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <4>
• Timmonsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
  • Timmonsville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <4>
• Latta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
• Pamplico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplico
  • Pamplico is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplico <4>
• Quinby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <4>
• Scranton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Coward
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
  • Coward is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claussen ...

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

Adding Claussen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Claussen post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claussen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

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