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Welcome to Dawkins Ferry ...

Dawkins Ferry is located in Newberry County<1>.

Dawkins Ferry is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dawkins Ferry: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Dawkins Ferry ...

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

  • Newberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Winnsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Chapin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
  • Whitmire
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosperity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pomaria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
  • Jenkinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawkins Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Newberry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dawkins Ferry - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Dawkins Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Dawkins Ferry 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.