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Welcome to East Gantt ...

East Gantt is located in Greenville County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Gantt: E. Gantt

East Gantt is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Gantt: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near East Gantt ...

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

  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Mauldin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
  • Simpsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Easley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Travelers Rest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodruff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Belton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Williamston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Gantt ...

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

Adding East Gantt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Gantt 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 East Gantt was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Gantt.

Footnotes ...

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