Welcome to Rantowles ...

Rantowles is located in Charleston County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Rantowles: RAN-TOLLS<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rantowles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Rantowles is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Rantowles is located in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Rantowles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Rantowles: This one is located in Charleston County and the other is located in Colleton County.

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

Communities near Rantowles ...

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

• Charleston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• North Charleston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Summerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Summerville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Goose Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <5>
• Hanahan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <5>
• James Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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  • James Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
• Hollywood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
• Ravenel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <5>
• Folly Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Beach
  • Folly Beach is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folly Beach <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 Rantowles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rantowles.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rantowles ...

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

Adding Rantowles to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rantowles post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rantowles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

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