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Welcome to McDonalds Ferry ...

McDonalds Ferry is located in Lancaster County<1>.

McDonalds Ferry is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McDonalds Ferry: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near McDonalds Ferry ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Kershaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Great Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Van Wyck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Heath Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Richburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Irwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Lancaster Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill

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 McDonalds Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McDonalds Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonalds Ferry ...

Looking for more information about McDonalds Ferry? 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 McDonalds Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McDonalds Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McDonalds Ferry - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the McDonalds Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the McDonalds Ferry 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.