Welcome to General Sumter Estates ...
General Sumter Estates is located in Sumter County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for General Sumter Estates: General Sumter Ests.
General Sumter Estates is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: General Sumter Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for General Sumter Estates: 803 & 839<3>
Communities near General Sumter Estates ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near General Sumter Estates.
- Sumter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eastover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pinewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Savannah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Horatio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Millwood is located in Sumter 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 General Sumter Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for General Sumter Estates.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of General Sumter Estates. 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 General Sumter Estates.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around General Sumter Estates. See our Newspapers Page for General Sumter Estates.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for General Sumter Estates ...
Looking for more information about General Sumter Estates? 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 General Sumter Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for General Sumter Estates.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around General Sumter Estates - 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 General Sumter Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the General Sumter Estates 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. |