Piedmont, South Carolina Piedmont, South Carolina Top, left to right: Ruins of the Piedmont Number One overlooking the Saluda River, Main Street, Railroad, Piedmont Highway Top, left to right: Ruins of the Piedmont Number One overlooking the Saluda River, Main Street, Railroad, Piedmont Highway Location of Piedmont, South Carolina Location of Piedmont, South Carolina State South Carolina Piedmont is a census-designated place (CDP) along the Saluda River in Anderson and Greenville counties in the U.S.
State of South Carolina.
The Greenville County portion of Piedmont is part of the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Anderson County portion is part of the Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Native Americans and early pioneer of Piedmont called the region "Big Shoals of the Saluda" after the Saluda River.
Piedmont was added to Hammett's charter for Piedmont Manufacturing Company and a barns station.
The machinery of the Piedmont Manufacturing Company was from Saco Lowell and Whitin Machine Works that helped finance Hammett's company. In 1946 the mills were sold to J.P.
Piedmont is positioned in northern Anderson County and southwestern Greenville County at 34 42 15 N 82 27 41 W (34.704140, -82.461427). It is 12 miles (19 km) south of the center of Greenville.
South Carolina state road 86 cuts through the small town also, connecting with Interstate 85 at Exit 35.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 8.8 square miles (22.7 km2), of which 8.6 square miles (22.3 km2) is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 1.93%, is water. The Saluda River flows southwards over a dam through the center of town.
Schools in Piedmont, SC include Wren High School, Wren Middle School, Wren Elementary School, Spearman Elementary School all positioned in Anderson School District One, and Woodmont High School, Woodmont Middle School, and Sue Cleveland Elementary School all positioned in the Greenville County School District.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Piedmont CDP, South Carolina".
Piedmont, South Carolina at DMOZ Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States Municipalities and communities of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
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