Welcome to Salkehatchie ...
Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Salkehatchie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Salkehatchie is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Salkehatchie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Salkehatchie: 843 & 854<3>
Communities near Salkehatchie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Salkehatchie.
- Walterboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
- Walterboro is located in Colleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <4>
- Ridgeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
- Varnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
- Varnville is located in Hampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <4>
- Tomotley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Barkerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
- Barkerville is located in Hampton County
- Barkerville has also been known as:
- Haywardville
- Early Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Branch
- Early Branch is located in Hampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early Branch <4>
- Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
- White Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Colleton County
- Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Colleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <4>
- Lobeco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobeco
- Lobeco is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobeco <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 Salkehatchie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salkehatchie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Salkehatchie. 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 Salkehatchie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salkehatchie. See our Newspapers Page for Salkehatchie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salkehatchie ...
Looking for more information about Salkehatchie? 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 Salkehatchie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Salkehatchie.
Adding Salkehatchie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Salkehatchie 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 Salkehatchie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Salkehatchie post office opened in 1876.
We also found Salkehatchie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Salkehatchie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salkehatchie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Colleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salkehatchie - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Salkehatchie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Salkehatchie 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |