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Welcome to Nelsons Ferry ...

Nelsons Ferry is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

Nelsons Ferry is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nelsons Ferry: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Nelsons Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Nelsons Ferry - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee (3).

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

Communities near Nelsons Ferry ...

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

  • Manning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Holly Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Santee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elloree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Vance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
  • Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Eadytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Parler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelsons Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelsons Ferry - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Nelsons Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Nelsons Ferry 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.