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Welcome to Wilsons Ferry ...

Wilsons Ferry is located in Greenville County<1>.

Wilsons Ferry is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilsons Ferry: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Wilsons Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wilsons Ferry - they are located in Louisiana and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Wilsons Ferry ...

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

  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Anderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mauldin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
    • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
  • Simpsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Easley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Inn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Central
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Belton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Honea Path
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilsons Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilsons Ferry - 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 Wilsons Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Wilsons Ferry 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.