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Welcome to Harpers Ridge ...

Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Harpers Ridge: Harpers Rdg. (or less commonly used: Harpers Rdge. or Harpers Ridg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Harpers Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Harpers Ridge.

Harpers Ridge is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harpers Ridge: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Harpers Ridge ...

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

  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Easley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Clemson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Central
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Honea Path
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harpers Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harpers Ridge - 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 Harpers Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Harpers Ridge 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.