Welcome to Fort Moultrie ...
Fort Moultrie is located in Charleston County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Moultrie: Ft. Moultrie
Fort Moultrie is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Moultrie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Moultrie: 843 & 854<3>
Communities near Fort Moultrie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Moultrie.
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goose Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hanahan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- James Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
- James Island is located in Charleston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
- Isle-of-Palms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Folly Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kiawah Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island-of-Palms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island-of-Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
- Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston 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 Fort Moultrie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Moultrie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Moultrie. 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 Fort Moultrie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Moultrie. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Moultrie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Moultrie ...
Looking for more information about Fort Moultrie? 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 Fort Moultrie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Moultrie.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Moultrie - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Moultrie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Moultrie 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> | 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. |