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History · Six Mile

Six Mile’s post office opened in 1878

Most of Six Mile was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1920.

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How Six Mile began

When was Six Mile founded?

1878

The Six Mile post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 134 in 19202020 census: 759148 years
Founding year: the first Six Mile post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Six Mile’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Six Mile are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Six Mile, in brief

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

Six Mile is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. The 2010 census showed a population of 675, representing a 21% increase since 2000. The 2020 census showed a population of 678 representing a 0.30% increase since 2010. The average household income in Six Mile is $82,828 with a poverty rate at 6.54%. The median rental costs in recent years is $618 per month, and the median house value is $258,700 Six Mile was named "Six Mile" because it was located six miles from Fort Prince George. Many other landmarks in this area were named by their distance from Fort Prince George such as 12 Mile River, 18 Mile Creek, and Ninety Six.

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 675 to 759 (+12%).

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

Timeline

Six Mile, 1878 to 1961

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Six Mile post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1916Born hereLarry Craig is born here
  5. 1925Born hereFurman L. Smith is born here
  6. 1961On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Six Mile, decade by decade

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On the map

Six Mile on the map, 1961 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Six Mile. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Six Mile on the 1961 USGS mapSix Mile on the 1980 USGS map1961Six Mile sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Six Mile.

People over time

Six Mile, census by census

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Grew from 134 people in 1920 to 759 in 2020, 5 times over.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Six Mile’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Six Mile

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Furman L. SmithUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1925
Larry CraigAmerican football player · b. 1916

Questions about Six Mile’s history

What year was Six Mile founded?

The Six Mile post office opened in 1878, 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 Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.