Welcome to Primus ...
Primus is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Primus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Primus is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Primus lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Primus: 803 & 839<3>
Communities near Primus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Primus.
- Waxhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
- Pageland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kershaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Great Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wyck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heath Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Lawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Primus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Primus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Primus. 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 Primus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Primus. See our Newspapers Page for Primus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Primus ...
Looking for more information about Primus? 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 Primus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Primus.
Adding Primus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Primus 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 Primus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Primus post office opened in 1884. The Primus post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Primus.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Primus - 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 Primus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Primus 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/ |