Daviston, South Carolina — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Daviston, Marion County.
| City | Daviston |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Marion |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.88711 |
| Longitude | -79.376163 |
| Population | 262 |
| Density | 78.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Daviston is a locality in Marion County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 78.8 people per km². Daviston is located at 33.8871°N, 79.3762°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29546.
Daviston lies in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the earth, a rich, loamy red, slopes subtly towards the meandering waters of the Little Pee Dee River. It lies 19.2 miles west of Conway, SC (from Conway, SC: bearing 281°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-east of Johnsonville. Fields, etched with the straight lines of agricultural endeavor, stretch out under a sky that often hangs heavy with the humid promise of a Southern afternoon, the air thick with the scent of pine and the distant hum of cicadas. Ancient oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like tattered shrouds, stand sentinel along the roadways, their roots grasping deep into the soil that has sustained generations. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a mellow, golden quality, bathing the fields and the sparse clusters of homes in a warm, almost nostalgic glow. The history of Daviston is intrinsically tied to the fertile lands and the river that serves as its lifeblood, a place where agriculture, particularly tobacco and cotton in its heyday, dictated the rhythm of life. While the grand plantations of antebellum South Carolina are a distant echo, the legacy of that agricultural past still informs the character of Daviston, a testament to resilience and adaptation. The local economy, now a blend of small-scale farming and service industries, reflects a quiet continuation of its roots, with a palpable sense of self-reliance that permeates the community. There’s a distinct, unhurried feel to the days in Daviston, a deliberate pace that allows for the simple pleasures of porch-sitting and neighborly conversation under the vast, open sky.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Daviston, South Carolina with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Daviston and Marion County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Daviston is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Daviston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |