Welcome to Graves ...

Graves is located in Georgetown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Graves, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Graves is near sea level<3>.

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

Graves is located in the (843) area code.

Websites for Graves ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.georgetowncountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Graves, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Graves ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Graves - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia (2), Kansas, Mississippi (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Graves ...

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

• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Andrews
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Pawleys Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawleys Island
  • Pawleys Island is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawleys Island <4>
• Steele Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
  • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
• Sampit
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
• Campfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
  • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
• Willie Towne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
  • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
• Jackson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
• Snow Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
• Allentown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Georgetown 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 Graves. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Graves.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Graves ...

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

Adding Graves to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Graves 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 Graves was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Graves on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Graves.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/

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