Welcome to Pearidge ...

Pearidge is located in Pickens County<1>.

The location of Pearidge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearidge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Pearidge is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pearidge: (864)

Communities near Pearidge ...

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

• Easley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
  • Easley is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <4>
• Clemson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
  • Clemson is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <4>
• Seneca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Seneca is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Central
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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  • Central is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Walhalla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <4>
• Pendleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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  • Pendleton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <4>
• Pickens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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  • Liberty is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Norris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Norris is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <4>
• West Union
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearidge ...

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

Adding Pearidge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pearidge post office opened in 1832.

We also found Pearidge in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearidge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

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