Welcome to Lydia Mills ...
Lydia Mills is located in Laurens County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lydia Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
A typical abbreviation for Lydia Mills: Lydia Mls. (or less commonly used: Lydia Mlls.)
Lydia Mills is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lydia Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lydia Mills: 864 & 821<3>
Communities near Lydia Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lydia Mills.
- Laurens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
- Laurens is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
- Whitmire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire
- Whitmire is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <4>
- Gray Court
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
- Gray Court is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <4>
- Cross Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
- Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <4>
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
- Silverstreet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
- Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <4>
- Chappells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
- Chappells is located in Newberry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <4>
- Dover ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Joanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Joanna is located in Laurens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joanna <4>
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Lydia Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lydia Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lydia Mills. 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 Lydia Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lydia Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Lydia Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lydia Mills ...
Looking for more information about Lydia Mills? 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 Lydia Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lydia Mills.
Adding Lydia Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lydia Mills 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 Lydia Mills was on a map titled Road Map for South Carolina (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lydia Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lydia Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lydia Mills - 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 Lydia Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Lydia Mills 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |