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Welcome to Tradesville ...

Tradesville is located in Lancaster County<1>.


The location of Tradesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Tradesville is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Tradesville: (803)

Communities Also Named Tradesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tradesville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Tradesville ...

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

  • Monroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Waxhaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
  • Wesley Chapel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
    • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <4>
  • Lancaster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wingate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <4>
  • Mineral Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
  • Marshville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
    • Marshville is located in Union County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <4>
  • Pageland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Van Wyck
    (18 miles [29 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 Tradesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tradesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tradesville ...

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

Adding Tradesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tradesville 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 for Tradesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tradesville post office opened in 1880.

We also found Tradesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tradesville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tradesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tradesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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