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Welcome to Poston ...

Poston is located in Florence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Poston is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Poston: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Poston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Poston - they are located in Arizona, Indiana and Ohio.

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

Communities near Poston ...

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

  • Lake City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Johnsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pamplico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aynor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Scranton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Coward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hemingway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stuckey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
    • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Hannah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Centenary
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Poston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poston ...

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

Adding Poston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Poston post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poston - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Poston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Poston 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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/