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Welcome to Pinckney Ferry ...

Pinckney Ferry is located in York County<1>.

Pinckney Ferry is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Pinckney Ferry ...

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

  • Gaffney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • York
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pacolet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Blacksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pacolet Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinckney Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

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