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Welcome to Mepkin ...

Mepkin is located in Berkeley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mepkin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Mepkin is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mepkin: 843 & 854<3>

Websites for Mepkin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mepkin, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mepkin ...

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

  • North Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Summerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Goose Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanahan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Moncks Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincolnville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Bonneau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cordesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley 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 Mepkin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mepkin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mepkin ...

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

Adding Mepkin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mepkin 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 Mepkin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mepkin post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mepkin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mepkin - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Mepkin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Mepkin 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/