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Welcome to Craytonville ...

Craytonville is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Craytonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Craytonville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Craytonville: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Craytonville ...

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

  • Anderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Belton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Williamston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Honea Path
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ware Shoals
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pelzer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Iva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
    • Iva is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <4>
  • Due West
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Pelzer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelzer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
    • West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Craytonville ...

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

Adding Craytonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Craytonville post office opened in 1828.

We also found Craytonville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Craytonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craytonville - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Craytonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Craytonville 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/