Welcome to Privateer ...

Privateer is located in Sumter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Privateer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Privateer is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Privateer lies within the (803) area code.

Communities near Privateer ...

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

• Sumter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumter <4>
• Manning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <4>
• Summerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
  • Summerton is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerton <4>
• Eastover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastover <4>
• Mayesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesville
  • Mayesville is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayesville <4>
• Pinewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinewood <4>
• Paxville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxville
  • Paxville is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxville <4>
• Cane Savannah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
• Millwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Sumter County
• South Sumter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
  • South Sumter is located in Sumter 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 Privateer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Privateer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Privateer ...

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

Adding Privateer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Privateer post office opened in 1837.

We also found Privateer in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Privateer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/

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