Welcome to Yemassee ...

The town of Yemassee is primarily located in Beaufort County<1>. A portion of Yemassee extends into Hampton County.

The pronunciation of Yemassee: 'YAM-uh-see' or 'YEM-uh-SEE'<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yemassee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yemassee has a population of 1,142 people<3> (see below for details).

Yemassee is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Yemassee is located in the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Yemassee: 29945<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yemassee had an population of 1,142 people. This is an increase of 11.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yemassee had a population of 1,027 people. This makes Yemassee the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Yemassee represents 0.02% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,027 people, the population of Yemassee increased 27.26% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 807 people).

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

Communities near Yemassee ...

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

• Walterboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <6>
• Ridgeland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <6>
• Hampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Varnville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Furman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <6>
• Barkerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
  • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
  • Barkerville has also been known as:
  • Haywardville
• Early Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Branch
  • Early Branch is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early Branch <6>
• Sheldon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <6>
• Lobeco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobeco
  • Lobeco is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobeco <6>
• Seabrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yemassee ...

Looking for more information about Yemassee? 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 Yemassee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yemassee.

Adding Yemassee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yemassee 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 Yemassee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yemassee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

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