Welcome to Sycamore ...

The town of Sycamore is located in Allendale County<1> (at the time of its founding, Sycamore was located in Barnwell County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sycamore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sycamore has a population of 152 people<2> (see below for details).

Sycamore is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sycamore lies within the (803) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sycamore had an population of 152 people. This is a decrease of 15.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sycamore had a population of 180 people. This makes Sycamore the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 180 people, the population of Sycamore decreased 2.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 185 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sycamore.

Communities Also Named Sycamore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Sycamore - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Sycamore ...

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

• Barnwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell
  • Barnwell is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnwell <4>
• Allendale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <4>
• Hampton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Varnville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <4>
• Estill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <4>
• Fairfax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Brunson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <4>
• Ehrhardt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <4>
• Hilda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
  • Hilda is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilda <4>
• Gifford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sycamore ...

Looking for more information about Sycamore? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sycamore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sycamore.

Adding Sycamore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sycamore 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 Sycamore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sycamore post office opened in 1892.

We also found Sycamore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sycamore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sycamore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/