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Welcome to Embree ...

Embree is located in Bamberg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Embree, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

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

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

Area Codes for Embree: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Embree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Embree - they are located in Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador and Texas.

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

Communities near Embree ...

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

  • Orangeburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bamberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Denmark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint George
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Branchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bowman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ehrhardt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Olar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
    • Olar is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Embree ...

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

Adding Embree to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Embree post office opened in 1913.

We also found Embree in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Embree.

Footnotes ...

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