Welcome to Croft ...

Croft is located in Aiken County<1>.

The location of Croft has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Croft, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Croft is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Croft is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Croft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Croft - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Croft.

Communities near Croft ...

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

• Aiken
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
  • Aiken is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <4>
• North Augusta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Augusta
  • North Augusta is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Augusta <4>
• Edgefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Edgefield is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <4>
• Burnettown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
  • Burnettown is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
• Johnston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
• New Ellenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ellenton
  • New Ellenton is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ellenton <4>
• Wagener
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagener
  • Wagener is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagener <4>
• Ridge Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Spring
  • Ridge Spring is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Spring <4>
• Monetta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monetta
  • Monetta is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monetta <4>
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Edgefield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croft ...

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

Adding Croft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croft 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 Croft was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Croft on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

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