RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of South Carolina >> Pickens County >> Terrapin CrossroadsIndex...

Welcome to Terrapin Crossroads ...

Terrapin Crossroads is located in Pickens County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Terrapin Crossroads: Terrapin Xrds.

Terrapin Crossroads is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Terrapin Crossroads: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Terrapin Crossroads ...

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

  • Easley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Easley is also located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <4>
  • Clemson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clemson is also located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <4>
  • Seneca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Central is also located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
  • Walhalla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pendleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pickens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickens is also located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is also located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
  • Norris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Norris is also located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <4>
  • West Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terrapin Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Terrapin Crossroads - 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 Terrapin Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Terrapin Crossroads 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.