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Welcome to Ekom ...

Ekom is located in Laurens County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Ekom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Ekom is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Ekom is located in the (864) area code.

Communities near Ekom ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Inn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Laurens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Honea Path
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ware Shoals
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ninety Six
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Due West
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Court
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cross Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Ekom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ekom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ekom ...

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

Adding Ekom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ekom 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 Ekom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ekom post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ekom.

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ekom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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