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Welcome to Tyger ...

So far, we found very little information about Tyger. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tyger to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tyger, please Contact Us.

Tyger would have been located within present day Greenville County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tyger is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Tyger was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Tyger was located: 864 & 821<4>

Communities Also Named Tyger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Tyger: This one is located in Greenville County and the other is located in Spartanburg County.

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

Communities near Tyger ...

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

  • Greenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Greer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <5>
  • Travelers Rest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
  • Duncan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <5>
  • Flat Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
  • Wellford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Landrum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
  • Inman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <5>
  • Tryon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>

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

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

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

Adding Tyger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyger 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 (so far) for Tyger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tyger post office opened in 1888. The Tyger post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyger.

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 Tyger, 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 Greenville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tyger - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Tyger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Tyger 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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