Welcome to Sidney ...

Sidney is located in Colleton County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Sidney, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sidney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Sidney is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sidney: (843)

Communities Also Named Sidney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Sidney - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sidney ...

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

• Walterboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Saint George
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
• Ridgeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <4>
• Cottageville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <4>
• Harleyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <4>
• Reevesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <4>
• Smoaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks
  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <4>
• Williams
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
• Canadys
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadys
  • Canadys is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadys <4>
• Drigger Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
  • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sidney ...

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

Adding Sidney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sidney 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 Sidney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sidney post office opened in 1901.

We also found Sidney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sidney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sidney. 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/