Welcome to Lylesford ...
So far, we found very little information about Lylesford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lylesford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lylesford, please Contact Us.
Lylesford would have been located within present day Fairfield County<2>.
The location of Lylesford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lylesford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lylesford is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lylesford was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lylesford would have been located in the (803) area code.
Websites for Lylesford ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.fairfieldchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lylesford, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Lylesford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lylesford.
- Newberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Newberry is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
- Winnsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
- Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
- Whitmire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Prosperity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <5>
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
- Little Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Little Mountain is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Mountain <5>
- Pomaria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
- Pomaria is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <5>
- Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Peak is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <5>
- Jenkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <5>
- Tuckertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Union 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 Lylesford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lylesford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lylesford. 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 Lylesford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lylesford. See our Newspapers Page for Lylesford.
Adding Lylesford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lylesford 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 Lylesford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lylesford post office opened in 1856.
We also found Lylesford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lylesford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Lylesford, 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 Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lylesford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |