Welcome to Valentine ...

Valentine is located in Hampton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valentine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Valentine is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Valentine is within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Valentine ...

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

Beyond South Carolina, there are 12 communities that are also named Valentine - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Valentine ...

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

• Allendale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <4>
• Hampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Varnville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <4>
• Estill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <4>
• Fairfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Brunson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <4>
• Furman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <4>
• Scotia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Sycamore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sycamore <4>
• Ulmer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulmer
  • Ulmer is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulmer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valentine ...

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

Adding Valentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valentine 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 Valentine was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valentine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

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