Welcome to Mount Gallagher ...
Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Gallagher, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Gallagher: Mt. Gallagher
Mount Gallagher is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Gallagher lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mount Gallagher: 864 & 821<3>
Communities near Mount Gallagher ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Gallagher.
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenwood
- From Mount Gallagher to Greenwood
- Laurens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
- Laurens is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laurens
- From Mount Gallagher to Laurens
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clinton
- From Mount Gallagher to Clinton
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Abbeville
- From Mount Gallagher to Abbeville
- Belton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Belton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belton
- From Mount Gallagher to Belton
- Honea Path
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
- Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Honea Path
- From Mount Gallagher to Honea Path
- Ware Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
- Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ware Shoals
- From Mount Gallagher to Ware Shoals
- Ninety Six
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
- Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ninety Six
- From Mount Gallagher to Ninety Six
- Due West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
- Due West is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Due West
- From Mount Gallagher to Due West
- Gray Court
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
- Gray Court is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gray Court
- From Mount Gallagher to Gray Court
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 Mount Gallagher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Gallagher.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Gallagher. 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 Mount Gallagher.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gallagher. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Gallagher.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Gallagher ...
Looking for more information about Mount Gallagher? 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 Mount Gallagher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Gallagher.
Adding Mount Gallagher to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount Gallagher 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 Mount Gallagher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Mount Gallagher post office opened in 1825.
We also found Mount Gallagher in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Gallagher.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Gallagher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Gallagher - 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 Mount Gallagher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Gallagher 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |