Welcome to Powers Shop ...
So far, we found very little information about Powers Shop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Powers Shop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Powers Shop, please Contact Us.
Powers Shop would have been located within present day Laurens County<2>.
The location of Powers Shop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Powers Shop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Powers Shop is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Powers Shop was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Powers Shop would have been located in the (864) area code.
Communities near Powers Shop ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powers Shop.
- Mauldin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
- Mauldin is located in Greenville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <5>
- Simpsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <5>
- Fountain Inn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Inn
- Fountain Inn is located in Greenville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Inn <5>
- Laurens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
- Laurens is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <5>
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <5>
- Williamston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
- Williamston is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <5>
- Honea Path
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
- Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <5>
- Ware Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
- Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <5>
- Pelzer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelzer
- Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelzer <5>
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 Powers Shop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powers Shop.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powers Shop. 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 Powers Shop.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powers Shop. See our Newspapers Page for Powers Shop.
Adding Powers Shop to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Powers Shop 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 Powers Shop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Powers Shop post office opened in 1859.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Powers Shop.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Powers Shop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powers Shop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |