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Welcome to Thompson Ferry ...

Thompson Ferry is located in Chester County<1>.

Thompson Ferry is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thompson Ferry: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Thompson Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Thompson Ferry - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Thompson Ferry ...

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

  • York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pacolet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Jonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pacolet Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Carlisle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • McConnells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompson Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thompson Ferry - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Thompson Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Thompson Ferry 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.