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Welcome to Neal Shoals ...

Neal Shoals is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neal Shoals, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Neal Shoals: Neal Shls.

Neal Shoals is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Neal Shoals: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Neal Shoals ...

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

  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Whitmire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockhart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carlisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McConnells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowrys
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowrys is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Red Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
  • Cabal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cabal is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neal Shoals ...

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

Adding Neal Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neal Shoals in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Neal Shoals was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neal Shoals.

Footnotes ...

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