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Welcome to Return ...

Return is located in Oconee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Return, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Return is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Return: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Return ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Return - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Return ...

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

  • Clemson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Seneca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toccoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Toccoa is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <4>
  • Central
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jarrett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
  • Pendleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Westminster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lavonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Return ...

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

Adding Return to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Return 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 (so far) for Return was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Return post office opened in 1892. The Return post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Return.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Return - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Return area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Return 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/