Welcome to Oakhurst ...

Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Oakhurst, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakhurst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Oakhurst is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oakhurst is within the boundaries of the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Oakhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Oakhurst - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Maryland (2), Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Oakhurst ...

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

• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Pageland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <4>
• Kershaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Kershaw is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kershaw <4>
• Great Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Fort Lawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <4>
• Jefferson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Primus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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  • Primus is located in Lancaster County
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• Elgin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
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• Westville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Westville is located in Kershaw County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Union is located in Lancaster County
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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 Oakhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakhurst.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakhurst ...

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

Adding Oakhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oakhurst post office opened in 1888.

We also found Oakhurst in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakhurst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

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