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Welcome to Filbert ...

Filbert is located in York County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Filbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Filbert is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Filbert: (803)

Websites for Filbert ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorkcountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Filbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Filbert - they are located in California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Filbert ...

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

  • Gastonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
    • Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <3>
  • Rock Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
  • Tega Cay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kings Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bessemer City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
    • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <3>
  • Dallas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Filbert ...

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

Adding Filbert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Filbert post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Filbert.

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/

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 York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Filbert - 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>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.
<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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