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History · Sycamore

Sycamore’s post office opened in 1892

Most of Sycamore was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1919 on and the census since 1900.

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How Sycamore began

When was Sycamore founded?

1892

The Sycamore post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 79 in 19002020 census: 147134 years
Founding year: the first Sycamore post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Sycamore’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 Sycamore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 401 in 1960; 147 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19193 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1982. Watch Sycamore change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sycamore’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Sycamore, census by census

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Peaked at 401 in 1960; 147 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

On the map

Sycamore on the map, 1919 to 1982

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

Sycamore on the 1919 USGS mapSycamore on the 1943 USGS mapSycamore on the 1982 USGS map1919Olar sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Sycamore, in brief

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

Sycamore is a town in Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sycamore had a population of 147. On April 5, 2022, the town was hit by an EF3 tornado, although it had weakened to EF1 strength by the time it moved through town and only minor damage occurred. One person was injured by this tornado south of Allendale, South Carolina.

Its first post office opened in 1892. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 180 to 147 (-18%).

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

Timeline

Sycamore, 1892 to 1960

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892Post officeThe Sycamore post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1919On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1960CensusPopulation peaks at 401
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Sycamore

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

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Nikki HaleyAmerican politician and diplomat · b. 1972
J. B. HuttoAmerican blues musician · b. 1926
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Eric BucknerAmerican basketball player · b. 1990
Thomas S. McMillanBaseball player and coach, lawyer, politician · b. 1888
Clara G. McMillanAmerican politician · b. 1894
Joseph Emile HarleyGovernor of South Carolina, 1941-1942 · b. 1880
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Sycamore’s post office has been open since 1892.

Gone or out of use
Phillips Airstripairport

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

Questions about Sycamore’s history

What year was Sycamore founded?

The Sycamore post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.