Welcome to Lydia ...

Lydia is located in Darlington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lydia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Lydia is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Lydia: (843)

Communities Also Named Lydia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lydia - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lydia ...

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

• Hartsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <3>
• Darlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Darlington is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <3>
• Bishopville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Bishopville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishopville <3>
• Timmonsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
  • Timmonsville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <3>
• Pine Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
• Lamar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
• McBee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
  • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <3>
• Bethune
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
  • Bethune is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <3>
• Lynchburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Alcot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Alcot is located in Lee 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 Lydia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lydia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lydia ...

Looking for more information about Lydia? 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 Lydia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lydia.

Adding Lydia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lydia 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lydia post office opened in 1856.

We also found Lydia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lydia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darlington County: www.darcosc.com/

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