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Welcome to Little Africa ...

Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

Little Africa is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Little Africa: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Little Africa ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Greer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
  • Forest City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spindale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spindale is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
  • Rutherfordton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lyman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Duncan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
  • Wellford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Landrum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
  • Inman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Africa ...

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

Footnotes ...

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