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History · Elliott

Elliott’s post office opened in 1888, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Elliott began

When was Elliott founded?

1888

The Elliott post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 370138 years
Founding year: the first Elliott post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Elliott’s past

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The story so far

Elliott, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Elliott yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Elliott is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 370. The community is located at the junction of U.S. Route 401 and South Carolina Highway 527, 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Bishopville. Elliott has a post office with ZIP code 29046, which opened on March 20, 1888.

Its first post office opened in 1888.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Elliott

Nobody well known was born in Elliott itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ja MorantAmerican basketball player · b. 1999
Mary McLeod BethuneAmerican educator and civil rights leader · b. 1875
Jim ClyburnAmerican politician · b. 1940
Jay EllisAmerican actor · b. 1981
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Shannon JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1974
Melvin PurvisFBI Agent · b. 1903
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Elliott’s post office has been open since 1888.

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Elliott Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Elliott’s history

What year was Elliott founded?

The Elliott post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.