Welcome to Mitford ...

Mitford is located in Fairfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Mitford is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Mitford: (803)

Websites for Mitford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Mitford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mitford - they are located in Alberta and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mitford.

Communities near Mitford ...

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

• Lancaster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Winnsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Great Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <3>
• Heath Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Springs
  • Heath Springs is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath Springs <3>
• Fort Lawn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <3>
• Ridgeway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
• Richburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Richburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <3>
• Bell Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
  • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
• Liberty Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Liberty Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitford ...

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

Adding Mitford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mitford 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 Mitford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mitford post office opened in 1891.

We also found Mitford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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