Welcome to Wilkins ...
Wilkins is located in Beaufort County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Wilkins is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Wilkins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wilkins: 843 & 854<3>
Communities Also Named Wilkins ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Wilkins - they are located in Arkansas (3), Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilkins.
Communities near Wilkins ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilkins.
- Port Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edisto Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
- Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Sangster Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangster Village
- Sangster Village is located in Beaufort County
- Frogmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Frogmore is located in Beaufort County
- Polk Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
- Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lobeco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Battery Marina Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
- Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
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 Wilkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilkins.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilkins. 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 Wilkins.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilkins. See our Newspapers Page for Wilkins.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkins ...
Looking for more information about Wilkins? 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 Wilkins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilkins.
Adding Wilkins to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wilkins 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 Wilkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wilkins post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilkins.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilkins - 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 Wilkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Wilkins 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |