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Williamston South Carolina Map

Explore Williamston, 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 Williamston, South Carolina

How to Use This Williamston, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Williamston, 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 Williamston.

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.

CityWilliamston
StateSouth Carolina (SC)
CountyAnderson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude34.618447
Longitude-82.477905
Population4,043
Density423.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code29697
Area Code864
County SeatAnderson
School DistrictAnderson School District 1

About Williamston, South Carolina

Williamston is a locality in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,043. The population density is 423.2 people per km². Williamston is located at 34.6184°N, 82.4779°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Williamston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29697.

Williamston anchors itself upon the red-clay soil of the South Carolina piedmont, where the land swells into gentle rises that invite the afternoon light to linger long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 12.0 miles south of Powdersville, SC (from Powdersville, SC: bearing 176°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south of Piedmont. Big Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate rhythm that defines the local topography. To the northwest, the hazy, blue-tinted silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon, a constant reminder of the high country beyond these inland plains. Near the center of the landscape, the stillness of Big Creek Watershed One Reservoir offers a mirror to the sky, its surface undisturbed save for the occasional ripple of a dragonfly or the shifting shadows of passing clouds.

Mineral Spring Park serves as the literal and social pulse of Williamston, marking the site where the town’s identity first crystallized around the discovery of subterranean waters. Long ago, these springs drew travelers seeking restoration, and that legacy of quiet gathering persists in the shade of the park's mature hardwoods. While the local economy has transitioned from the seasonal cycles of agrarian life and the steady hum of early industrial mills into a more contemporary rhythm of commerce and trade, the town retains a grounded character. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and pine, a persistent, honest atmosphere that characterizes daily life as neighbors pass through the park, moving through a landscape shaped by both the slow erosion of the creek and the enduring memory of the springs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mineral Spring Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 288° W
  • Tank in the Park (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 204° SW
  • Old Stone Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 193° S
  • Brookdale Community Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 050° NE
  • Gray Drive Walking Track (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 215° SW
  • West Pelzer Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 016° N
  • Pelzer Lower Boat Ramp (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 048° NE
  • The Listening Room (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 188° S
  • S.C. Tennis Hall of Fame (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 188° S
  • Old Hopewell Cemetery (historical) (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 259° W
  • Hartwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 266° W
  • Hartwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 262° W
  • Generator (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 231° SW
  • Millennium Pegasus (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 231° SW
  • Rosehill Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 232° SW
  • Studio Jarvis (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 036° NE
  • Clemson Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.3 mi, 306° NW
  • Tiny Town (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 350° N
  • CCNB Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 063° NE
  • Fine Arts Center of Easley (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 334° NW
  • Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.2 mi, 015° N
  • Reedy River Falls (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 016° N
  • Rock Quarry Falls (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 017° N
  • Peace Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.4 mi, 015° N
  • Fant's Grove Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 273° W
  • Clemson Area African American Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 283° W
  • Paris Mountain State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 016° N
  • Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 29.4 mi, 160° S · 375k acres
  • Nantahala National Forest (National Forest) — 40.7 mi, 315° NW · 533k acres
  • Ellicott Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.0 mi, 306° NW · 8,300 acres

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About This Williamston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Williamston, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.618447, -82.477905. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Williamston includes the ZIP code (29697), telephone area code (864), county seat of Anderson County (Anderson), and school district assignment (Anderson School District 1).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.