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Welcome to Rocky Bluff Crossroads ...

Rocky Bluff Crossroads is located in Sumter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rocky Bluff Crossroads: Rocky Blf. Xrds. (or less commonly used: Rocky Bluf. Xrds.)

Rocky Bluff Crossroads is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rocky Bluff Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Rocky Bluff Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rocky Bluff Crossroads.

  • Sumter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishopville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lamar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Turbeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mayesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pinewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • South Sumter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
  • Millwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Bluff Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rocky Bluff Crossroads - 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 Rocky Bluff Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Rocky Bluff Crossroads 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.