Welcome to Killian ...

Killian is located in Richland County<1>.

The location of Killian has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Killian is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Killian is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Killian ...

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

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

Communities near Killian ...

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

• Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• West Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Cayce
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
• Irmo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Forest Acres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Blythewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <4>
• Winnsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Springdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 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 Killian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Killian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Killian ...

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

Adding Killian to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Killian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/