Welcome to Gary ...

Gary is located in Newberry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

When the people of Gary refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Garyite<3>

Gary is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Gary lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Gary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Gary - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota (2), New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gary ...

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

• Newberry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• Laurens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <5>
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Whitmire
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire
  • Whitmire is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <5>
• Prosperity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <5>
• Cross Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <5>
• Pomaria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <5>
• Waterloo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
• Silverstreet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <5>
• Chappells
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
  • Chappells is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gary ...

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

Adding Gary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gary 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 Gary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gary post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

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