Welcome to Port Royal Ferry ...

Port Royal Ferry is located in Beaufort County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Royal Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Port Royal Ferry: Prt. Royal Ferry

Port Royal Ferry is near sea level<3>.

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

Port Royal Ferry lies within the (843) area code.

Communities near Port Royal Ferry ...

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

• Port Royal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Beaufort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <4>
• Ridgeland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
• Yemassee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <4>
• Sheldon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Laurel Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
  • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
• Burton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• Polk Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
  • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
• Sangster Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangster Village
  • Sangster Village is located in Beaufort County
• Shell Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
  • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Royal Ferry ...

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

Adding Port Royal Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Royal Ferry post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Royal Ferry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

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