Welcome to Little Rock ...

Little Rock is located in Dillon County<1> (at the time of its founding, Little Rock was located in Marion County).

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

Little Rock is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Little Rock: (843)

The ZIP code for Little Rock: 29536<3>

Communities Also Named Little Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Little Rock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota (3), Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Little Rock ...

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

• Bennettsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <4>
• Dillon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Pembroke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Fairmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
• Maxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
  • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <4>
• McColl
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
• Latta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Rowland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
• Lake View
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <4>
• Clio
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Rock ...

Looking for more information about Little Rock? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Little Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Little Rock.

Adding Little Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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