Welcome to Mount Gallagher ...

Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Mount Gallagher, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

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.<3>.

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

Mount Gallagher is within the (864) area code.

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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>
• 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>

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>

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/