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Welcome to Salak ...

Salak is located in Greenwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salak, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Salak is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Salak: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Salak ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • McCormick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ware Shoals
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ninety Six
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Due West
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Donalds
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hodges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salak ...

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

Adding Salak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salak 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 Salak was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salak.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salak - 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 Salak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Salak 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.