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Welcome to Dogwood Gardens ...

Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dogwood Gardens: Dogwood Gdns. (or less commonly used: Dogwood Gardns., Dogwood Grdens. or Dogwood Grdns.)

Dogwood Gardens is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dogwood Gardens: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Dogwood Gardens ...

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

  • Charleston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Charleston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Summerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hanahan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • James Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Hollywood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Isle-of-Palms
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ravenel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dogwood Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dogwood Gardens - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Dogwood Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Dogwood Gardens 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.