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Welcome to Hale ...

Hale is located in Pickens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Hale is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hale: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Hale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hale ...

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

  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Mauldin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
  • Simpsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Easley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clemson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Travelers Rest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Central
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hale ...

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

Adding Hale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Hale post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hale.

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

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

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 Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hale - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Hale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Hale 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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