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Welcome to Coosawhatchie ...

Coosawhatchie is located in Jasper County<1>.

The pronunciation of Coosawhatchie: KOO-suh-HATCH-ee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coosawhatchie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1792.

Coosawhatchie is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Coosawhatchie: 843 & 854<4>

Websites for Coosawhatchie ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jaspersc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Coosawhatchie, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Coosawhatchie ...

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

  • Port Royal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaufort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Two Sisters Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
    • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Yemassee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Furman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sheldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tomotley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomotley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
  • Barkerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
    • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
    • Barkerville has also been known as:
    • Haywardville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coosawhatchie ...

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

Adding Coosawhatchie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coosawhatchie 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 Coosawhatchie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Coosawhatchie post office opened in 1792.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coosawhatchie.

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

The official website for Jasper County: www.jaspercountysc.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Coosawhatchie. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coosawhatchie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Coosawhatchie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Coosawhatchie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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