Welcome to Crocketville ...

Crocketville is located in Hampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crocketville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Crocketville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crocketville: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Crocketville ...

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

• Allendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allendale
  • From Crocketville to Allendale
• Hampton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hampton
  • From Crocketville to Hampton
• Varnville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
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  • From your current location to Varnville
  • From Crocketville to Varnville
• Estill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Estill
  • From Crocketville to Estill
• Fairfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairfax
  • From Crocketville to Fairfax
• Brunson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
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  • From Crocketville to Brunson
• Ehrhardt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <4>
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  • From your current location to Ehrhardt
  • From Crocketville to Ehrhardt
• Gifford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Gifford is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gifford
  • From Crocketville to Gifford
• Olar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Olar is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olar
  • From Crocketville to Olar
• Furman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Furman
  • From Crocketville to Furman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crocketville ...

Looking for more information about Crocketville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crocketville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crocketville.

Adding Crocketville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Crocketville post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crocketville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

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