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Welcome to Hornsboro ...

Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

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

Hornsboro is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hornsboro: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Hornsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hornsboro - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Hornsboro ...

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

  • Wadesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wingate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <4>
  • Marshville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pageland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Polkton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
  • Chesterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Peachland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ruby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hornsboro ...

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

Adding Hornsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hornsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hornsboro - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Hornsboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Hornsboro 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.