A small town located in the upstate area of South
Carolina,
USA. Founded by Francis J. Pelzer in the 1800's, owner of the Pelzer
mills and co-owner of the Pelzer Manufacturing Co., Pelzer is a town located along the Saluda River in eastern Anderson County. The town was originally a mill town divided into two portions, the upper and lower sections, both with their own mill village. Today, the mill villages exist; however the
mills no longer stand except for a couple of brick buildings and remains along the Saluda River.
The latitude of Pelzer is
34.642N. The longitude is -82.456W.
Closest Towns: West Pelzer, Williamston, Belton, Honea Path, and Piedmont
Take highway 20, from Greenville
County, and once you
cross the Saluda
River, you are in the small town of Pelzer.