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Welcome to McKelvey Crossroads ...

McKelvey Crossroads is located in Greenville County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McKelvey Crossroads: McKelvey Xrds.

McKelvey Crossroads is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McKelvey Crossroads: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near McKelvey Crossroads ...

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

  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Anderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mauldin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
  • Simpsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Honea Path
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ware Shoals
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelzer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKelvey Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKelvey Crossroads - 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 McKelvey Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the McKelvey Crossroads 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.