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Welcome to Valley View Shores ...

Valley View Shores is located in Oconee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Valley View Shores: Valley Vw. Shrs.

Valley View Shores is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Valley View Shores: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Valley View Shores ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley View Shores.

  • Anderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Easley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Central
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pendleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pickens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Norris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley View Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley View Shores - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Valley View Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Valley View Shores 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.