Welcome to Pontiac ...

Pontiac is located in Richland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pontiac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

When the people of Pontiac refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pontiacker<3>

Pontiac is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Pontiac is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Pontiac ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Pontiac - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Quebec (3), Rhode Island and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pontiac.

Communities near Pontiac ...

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

• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• West Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Cayce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <5>
• Irmo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <5>
• Forest Acres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Camden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Blythewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <5>
• Springdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• Elgin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• Arcadia Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
  • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pontiac ...

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

Adding Pontiac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pontiac 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 Pontiac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pontiac post office opened in 1915.

We also found Pontiac mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pontiac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

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