Welcome to Mayesville ...

The town of Mayesville is located in Sumter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mayesville has a population of 718 people<2> (see below for details).

Mayesville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mayesville is within the (803) area code.

The ZIP code for Mayesville: 29104<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mayesville had an population of 718 people. This is a decrease of 1.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mayesville had a population of 731 people. This makes Mayesville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mayesville represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 731 people, the population of Mayesville decreased 26.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,001 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mayesville.

Communities near Mayesville ...

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

• Sumter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumter <5>
• Bishopville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Timmonsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Lamar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Turbeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
  • Turbeville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbeville <5>
• Olanta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta
  • Olanta is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olanta <5>
• Lynchburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Paxville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxville
  • Paxville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxville <5>
• Oswego
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Sumter County
• Atkins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins 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 Mayesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mayesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayesville ...

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

Adding Mayesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayesville 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 Mayesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mayesville post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/

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