Welcome to West Marion ...

West Marion is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Marion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for West Marion: W. Marion

West Marion is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Marion lies within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named West Marion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Marion - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near West Marion ...

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

• Florence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Dillon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Mullins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <4>
• Latta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
• Pamplico
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplico
  • Pamplico is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplico <4>
• Aynor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
  • Aynor is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <4>
• Quinby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <4>
• Lake View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <4>
• Nichols
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <4>
• Sellers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
  • Sellers is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellers <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 West Marion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Marion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Marion ...

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

Adding West Marion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Marion post office opened in 1906.

We also found West Marion on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Marion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

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