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Welcome to Trotters Ridge ...

Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Trotters Ridge: Trotters Rdg. (or less commonly used: Trotters Rdge. or Trotters Ridg.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Trotters Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Trotters Ridge.

Trotters Ridge is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Trotters Ridge: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Trotters Ridge ...

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

  • North Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Goose Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hanahan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moncks Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Ridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottageville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harleyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trotters Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trotters Ridge - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Trotters Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Trotters Ridge 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.