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Welcome to Pinckney Crossroad ...

Pinckney Crossroad is located in Sumter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pinckney Crossroad: Pinckney Xrd.

Pinckney Crossroad is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pinckney Crossroad: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Pinckney Crossroad ...

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

  • Sumter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Eastover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pinewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paxville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Horatio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cane Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
  • Rembert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wedgefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinckney Crossroad ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinckney Crossroad - 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 Pinckney Crossroad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Pinckney Crossroad 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.
<5>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.