Welcome to Laughlin ...

Laughlin is located in Marion County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Laughlin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laughlin, 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.

Laughlin is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Laughlin is located in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Laughlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Laughlin - they are located in Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Laughlin ...

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

• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Dillon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Mullins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <4>
• Latta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
• Pamplico
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplico
  • Pamplico is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplico <4>
• Quinby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <4>
• Nichols
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <4>
• Sellers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
  • Sellers is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellers <4>
• Jamestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Florence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laughlin ...

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

Adding Laughlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laughlin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

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