Tatum, South Carolina

About Tatum

Set in the northeastern part of South Carolina, Tatum is a tiny community with an estimated population of 70.

Tatum holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.91 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 77 residents per square mile.

📰 Tatum News Today

• Laura Bryson Tatum greenvilleonline.com · Aug 3
• Senior pitcher Tatum Clopton finding her groove as LSU softball travels to South Carolina NOLA.com · Mar 20
• Alan Jackson Tatum Obituary Dec 2, 2025 Altogether Funeral · Dec 2
• Marlboro Co. woman dies after being struck by 18-wheeler in McColl WPDE · Jul 1
• SCHP: 1 dead after Marlboro County motorcycle crash WMBF · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tatum Unique

• With 70 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northeastern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Carolina — one of 475 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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