Travelers Rest, South Carolina
| Travelers Rest, South Carolina | |
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| Nickname(s): TR, Gateway to the Foothills | |
| Motto: "Get in Your Element" | |
 Location of Travelers Rest, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 34°58′12″N 82°26′16″W / 34.97000°N 82.43778°WCoordinates: 34°58′12″N 82°26′16″W / 34.97000°N 82.43778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Greenville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Wayne McCall |
| • City Manager | Dianna Turner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.54 sq mi (11.77 km2) |
| • Land | 4.52 sq mi (11.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,576 |
| • Density | 1,012/sq mi (390.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29690 |
| Area code(s) | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-72430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1251197 |
| Website | travelersrestsc |
Travelers Rest is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,576 at the 2010 census, up from 4,099 at the 2000 census. The population was an estimated 4,994 in 2015. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Travelers Rest is located between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Greenville, the primary city of the Upstate region of South Carolina. The campus of Furman University is located just south of the city limits of Travelers Rest, but the university retains a Greenville address based on its ZIP code. The name "Travelers Rest" came from the fact that it is situated close to the border with the North Carolina mountains. Travelers would stop for a moment in the town before they began the difficult journey into the mountains. Travelers would often have to spend the winter there, waiting for the snow to clear in the mountains before continuing northward.
The John H. Goodwin House and George Salmon House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A marker has been placed at the site of the home of Dicey Langston, regarded as a "heroine in the American Revolution", home on Tigerville Road.
Travelers Rest is located north of the center of Greenville County at 34°58′12″N 82°26′16″W / 34.97000°N 82.43778°W (34.970100, -82.437814).U.S. Route 276 passes through the center of town as Main Street, leading northwest 25 miles (40 km) to the North Carolina border at the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains north of Caesars Head and south 9 miles (14 km) to the center of Greenville. U.S. Route 25 passes through the east side of the city, leading north 30 miles (48 km) to Hendersonville, North Carolina, and south 12 miles (19 km) to Interstate 185 to the west of Greenville.
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