Welcome to Friendfield ...

Friendfield is located in Florence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Friendfield is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Friendfield: (843)

Communities Also Named Friendfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Friendfield: This one is located in Florence County and the other is located in Georgetown County.

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

Communities near Friendfield ...

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

• Florence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Timmonsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
  • Timmonsville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <4>
• Johnsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Johnsonville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsonville <4>
• Pamplico
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplico
  • Pamplico is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplico <4>
• Quinby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <4>
• Scranton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Coward
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
  • Coward is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <4>
• Olanta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta
  • Olanta is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olanta <4>
• Stuckey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
  • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendfield ...

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

Adding Friendfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Friendfield post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/