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Welcome to Claussen ...

Claussen is located in Florence County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Claussen: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Claussen ...

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

  • Florence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Darlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Timmonsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Latta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pamplico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Quinby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Scranton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

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

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