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Welcome to Elim ...

Elim is located in Florence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Elim is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elim: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Elim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Elim - they are located in Alaska, Georgia, Missouri and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Elim ...

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

  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Darlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Timmonsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pamplico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lamar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Quinby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Turbeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coward
    (5 miles [8 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 Elim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elim.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elim ...

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

Adding Elim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elim 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 Elim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elim post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elim.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elim - 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 Elim area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Elim 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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