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Welcome to Feasterville ...

Feasterville is located in Fairfield County<1>.


The location of Feasterville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Feasterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Feasterville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Feasterville: (803)

Websites for Feasterville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Feasterville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Feasterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Feasterville - they are located in Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Feasterville ...

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

  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Winnsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitmire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Carlisle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pomaria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Peak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
  • Jenkinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Blair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tuckertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Tuckertown is located in Union County
  • Glymphville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Glymphville is located in Newberry County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Feasterville ...

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

Adding Feasterville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Feasterville post office opened in 1841.

We also found Feasterville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Feasterville.

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

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 Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Feasterville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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