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Welcome to Lake Taro ...

Lake Taro is located in Greenville County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Taro: Lk. Taro

Lake Taro is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Taro: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Lake Taro ...

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

  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Easley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Inn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Travelers Rest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodruff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Williamston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Duncan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
  • Wellford
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Lake Taro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Taro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Taro ...

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

Footnotes ...

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