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Welcome to State Line ...

State Line is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of State Line, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

State Line is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for State Line: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named State Line ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named State Line: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Spartanburg County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 55 communities that are also named State Line - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for State Line ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to State Line, the following might be of interest:

Communities near State Line ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
  • Gaffney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boiling Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spindale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
    • Spindale is located in Rutherford County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
  • Rutherfordton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pacolet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Inman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
  • Cowpens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <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 State Line. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for State Line.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for State Line ...

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

Adding State Line to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of State Line in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for State Line was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the State Line post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for State Line.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around State Line - 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 State Line area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the State Line 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/