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Welcome to Iris ...

Iris is located in Abbeville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Iris is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Iris: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Iris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Iris - they are located in California, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Prince Edward Island (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Iris ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Abbeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Honea Path
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ware Shoals
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhoun Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
    • Iva is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <4>
  • Due West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bowman Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
    • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
  • Donalds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iris ...

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

Adding Iris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iris in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Iris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Iris post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iris.

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

The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

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 Abbeville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iris - 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 Iris area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Iris 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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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