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Welcome to Grace ...

Grace is located in Lancaster County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Grace, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Grace is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grace lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Grace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Grace - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Georgia, Idaho (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Grace ...

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

  • Rock Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Waxhaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
  • Kershaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Van Wyck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Heath Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Richburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Lancaster 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 Grace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grace.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grace ...

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

Adding Grace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grace 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 Grace was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grace.

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

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 Lancaster, 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 Grace - 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.









 

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