Welcome to Styx ...
So far, we found very little information about Styx. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Styx to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Styx, please Contact Us.
Styx would have been located within present day Lexington County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Styx, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Styx is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Styx was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Styx was located: 803 & 839<4>
Communities Also Named Styx ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Styx - they are located in California and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Styx.
Communities near Styx ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Styx.
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <5>
- Forest Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swansea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
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 Styx. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Styx.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Styx. 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 Styx.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Styx. See our Newspapers Page for Styx.
Adding Styx to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Styx 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 Styx was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Styx post office opened in 1903.
We also found Styx on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Styx.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Styx, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lexington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Styx - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Styx area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Styx 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |