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Welcome to Old Pickens ...

Old Pickens is located in Oconee County<1>.

Old Pickens is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Pickens: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Old Pickens ...

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

  • Easley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clemson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walhalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pendleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Norris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Pickens ...

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

Footnotes ...

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