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Welcome to Kentyre ...

Kentyre is located in Dillon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kentyre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Kentyre is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kentyre: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Kentyre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Kentyre: This one is located in Dillon County and the other is located in Marion County.

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

Communities near Kentyre ...

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

  • Dillon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mullins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pembroke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
  • Fairmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
  • Maxton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
  • McColl
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Latta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
  • Fair Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kentyre ...

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

Adding Kentyre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kentyre 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 (so far) for Kentyre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kentyre post office opened in 1877. The Kentyre post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kentyre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dillon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kentyre - 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 Kentyre area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Kentyre 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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