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Welcome to Prioleau ...

Prioleau is located in Berkeley County<1>.

The pronunciation of Prioleau: PRAY-low<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prioleau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Prioleau is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Prioleau: 843 & 854<4>

Websites for Prioleau ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcoc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Prioleau, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Prioleau ...

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

  • Moncks Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Saint Stephen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Holly Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Summerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Santee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Harleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonneau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Greeleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Eutawville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prioleau ...

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

Adding Prioleau to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Prioleau post office opened in 1904.

We also found Prioleau on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prioleau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Prioleau. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prioleau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Prioleau area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Prioleau area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/