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Dovesville South Carolina Map

Explore Dovesville, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Dovesville, South Carolina

How to Use This Dovesville, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dovesville, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dovesville.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Dovesville
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Darlington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.403788
Longitude	-79.908488
Population	827
Density	45.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	29540
Area Code	843, 854
County Seat	Darlington
School District	Darlington County School District

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About Dovesville, South Carolina

Dovesville is a locality in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 827. The population density is 45.6 people per km². Dovesville is located at 34.4038°N, 79.9085°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 29540.

Dovesville occupies a quiet stretch of the South Carolina interior where the land flattens into a persistent, fertile patience. It lies 16.2 miles north-northwest of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 332°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Darlington. Black Creek snakes through the low-lying terrain only a mile away, its dark, tannin-stained waters carving a slow path toward the horizon while Jeffords Millpond mirrors the heavy, humid sky in its glassy, still surface. To the west, the distant outline of Ballast Ridge provides a faint, jagged geometry against the dusk, a sharp contrast to the soft, porous soil that defines the immediate surroundings. The air here holds a heavy, sweet scent of pine and turned earth, especially near the Dovesville Recreational Area, where the boundary between manicured grounds and untamed thickets blurs under the persistent southern sun.

Dovesville bears the weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic demands of agriculture, where the economy has long leaned upon the yield of the fields and the processing of local timber. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the ancient, sunken depression known as Devils Woodyard Bay creates a singular, shadowy curiosity in the landscape, a reminder of the geological quirks that have dictated settlement patterns for generations. Residents often travel toward the cooling mist of Cockers Falls when the summer heat presses down, or find work toward the borders of Sand Hills State Forest, which maintains the regional character of longleaf pines and sandy loam. Life in Dovesville moves with a deliberate, unadorned cadence, defined by the seasonal cycles of the land and the quiet endurance of those who have remained to work its stubborn, productive soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dovesville Recreational Area (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 102° E
Lake Darpo (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 023° NE
Centerville Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 262° W
Sand Hills State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 338° N
Antioch Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 295° NW
Darlington Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 163° S
Josh Berry Playoff Hopes Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 177° S
Darlington International Speedway (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 179° S
Long Bluff State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 026° NE
Great Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 102° E
Center Theatre (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 258° W
Hartsville Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 259° W
Cinema Twin (Cinema) — 9.7 mi, 258° W
Cheraw State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 360° N
Jean Harris Circle Plaque (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 325° NW
Harllee Natural History Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 155° SE
Addie's Baby Paint & Sip Studio (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 151° SE
Dr. Roswell Nathaniel Beck (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 151° SE
Steven F. Gately Gallery (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 150° SE
Francis Marion Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 151° SE
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 299° NW · 92k acres
Julia 4 (Cinema) — 17.7 mi, 152° SE
Lake Paul Wallace (State Recreation Area) — 20.2 mi, 039° NE
Cheraw Center for Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 004° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 005° N · 452 acres
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 23.9 mi, 306° NW
South Carolina Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 110° E
Battle of Camden National Historic Landmark (Registered Battlefield) — 40.1 mi, 266° W
Camden Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 41.1 mi, 254° W
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 59.1 mi, 223° SW · 26k acres

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