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Welcome to Coosaw ...

Coosaw is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coosaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Coosaw is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coosaw: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Coosaw ...

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

  • Port Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaufort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Yemassee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sheldon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
  • Tomotley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
  • Burton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Polk Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coosaw ...

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

Adding Coosaw to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coosaw post office opened in 1877. The Coosaw post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coosaw.

Footnotes ...

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