Welcome to Lenoir ...
So far, we found very little information about Lenoir. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lenoir to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lenoir, please Contact Us.
Lenoir would have been located within present day Edgefield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenoir, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lenoir is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lenoir was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lenoir was located: 803 & 839<4>
Communities Also Named Lenoir ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lenoir - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lenoir.
Communities near Lenoir ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lenoir.
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
- Aiken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <5>
- De Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - North Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Augusta
- North Augusta is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Augusta <5>
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Grovetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
- Grovetown is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <5>
- Richmond Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Edgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Edgefield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgefield <5>
- Bonair
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Lenoir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lenoir.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lenoir. 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 Lenoir.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenoir. See our Newspapers Page for Lenoir.
Adding Lenoir to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lenoir 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 Lenoir was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lenoir post office opened in 1880.
We also found Lenoir in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenoir.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lenoir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Edgefield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lenoir - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Lenoir area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Lenoir area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |