Welcome to Oldtown ...
So far, we found very little information about Oldtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oldtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oldtown, please Contact Us.
Oldtown would have been located within present day Newberry County<2>.
The location of Oldtown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oldtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oldtown is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Oldtown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Oldtown still existed, it would have been in the (803) area code.
Communities Also Named Oldtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Oldtown - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oldtown.
Communities near Oldtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oldtown.
- Newberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Newberry is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
- Saluda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
- Saluda is located in Saluda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>
- Ninety Six
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <5>
- Cross Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
- Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <5>
- Silverstreet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
- Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <5>
- Chappells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
- Chappells is located in Newberry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <5>
- Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Mudlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Newberry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
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 Oldtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oldtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oldtown. 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 Oldtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oldtown. See our Newspapers Page for Oldtown.
Adding Oldtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oldtown 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 Oldtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oldtown post office opened in 1896.
We also found Oldtown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oldtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oldtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Newberry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oldtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |