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Welcome to Foreston ...

Foreston is located in Clarendon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foreston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Foreston is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Foreston: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Foreston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Foreston - they are located in Maryland, Minnesota, New Brunswick and Texas.

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

Communities near Foreston ...

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

  • Manning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingstree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Stephen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Turbeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <4>
  • Greeleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paxville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Shad Moss village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foreston ...

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

Adding Foreston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foreston 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 (so far) for Foreston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Foreston post office opened in 1875. The Foreston post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foreston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Clarendon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foreston - 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 Foreston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Foreston 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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