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34.370988, -79.903675
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We found 23 communities that are also named Floyd.
Within South Carolina, the name Floyd is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Elmore County
This Floyd is located in Elmore County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Floyd.
Arkansas
White County
This Floyd is located in White County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Floyd.
California
Fresno County
This Floyd is located in Fresno County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Floyd.
Georgia
Cobb County
This Floyd is located in Cobb County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the west of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Floyd.
Iowa
Floyd County
This Floyd is located in Floyd County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Floyd.
Kansas
Mitchell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Floyd [Mitchell County].
Kentucky
Pulaski County
This Floyd is located in Pulaski County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Floyd.
Louisiana
West Carroll Parish
This Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Floyd.
Maryland
Garrett County
This Floyd is located in Garrett County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Floyd.
Michigan
Isabella County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Floyd [Isabella County].
Midland County
This Floyd is located in Midland County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Floyd.
Saint Clair County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Floyd.
Mississippi
Benton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Floyd [Benton County].
Washington County
This Floyd is located in Washington County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Floyd.
Missouri
Ray County
This Floyd is located in Ray County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Floyd.
Washington County
This Floyd is located in Washington County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the west northwest of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Floyd.
New Mexico
Roosevelt County
This Floyd is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the west of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Floyd.
New York
Oneida County
This Floyd is located in Oneida County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Floyd.
North Carolina
Cumberland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Floyd [Cumberland County].
Pennsylvania
Venango County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Floyd [Venango County].
Texas
Floyd County
Although located in Floyd County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Floyd.
Hunt County
This Floyd is located in Hunt County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Floyd.
Virginia
Floyd County
This Floyd is located in Floyd County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north of the Floyd that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Floyd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Floyd ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Floyd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Floyd and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Floyd to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Floyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Floyd could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Floyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Floyd to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3710, Longitude: -79.9037 In this case, the coordinates for Floyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.684 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.812 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.398 degrees.