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Welcome to Hammetts Crossroads ...

Hammetts Crossroads is located in Lee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hammetts Crossroads: Hammetts Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hammetts Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Hammetts Crossroads.

Hammetts Crossroads is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hammetts Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Hammetts Crossroads ...

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

  • Sumter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bishopville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • Lamar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Mayesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethune
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oswego
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Oswego 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 Hammetts Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hammetts Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hammetts Crossroads ...

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

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

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 Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hammetts Crossroads - 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 Hammetts Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Hammetts Crossroads 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.









 

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