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)
- Walterboro is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
- 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)
- Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- 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)
- Varnville is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
- 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)
- Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
Barkerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barkerville is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
- Barkerville has also been known as:
- Haywardville
Early Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Early Branch is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Branch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early Branch <4>
Sheldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
White Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <4>
Lobeco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lobeco is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobeco
- 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 (so far) for Salkehatchie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Salkehatchie post office opened in 1876. The Salkehatchie post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salkehatchie.

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>	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/