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Welcome to Four Holes ...

Four Holes is located in Orangeburg County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Four Holes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Four Holes is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Four Holes: (803)

Communities near Four Holes ...

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

  • Saint George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Santee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bowman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elloree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Eutawville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Reevesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Four Holes ...

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

Adding Four Holes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Four Holes post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Four Holes.

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

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 Orangeburg, 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 Four Holes - 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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