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Welcome to Socastee ...

Socastee is located in Horry County<1>.

The pronunciation of Socastee: SOCK-uh-stee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Socastee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Socastee is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Socastee: 843 & 854<4>

Communities near Socastee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Socastee ...

Looking for more information about Socastee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Socastee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Socastee.

Adding Socastee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Socastee 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 Socastee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Socastee post office opened in 1880. The Socastee post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Socastee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Socastee. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Socastee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Socastee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Socastee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/