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South Carolina Counties

The state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. Learn more about each county by selecting a county below to explore people, places and events.

The state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. Learn more about each county by selecting a county below to explore people, places and events.

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Collection Abbeville
Abbeville

Known as the “Birthplace and Deathbed of the Confederacy”, Abbeville County played a key role in Southern history.

Collection Aiken
Aiken

Situated along the Savannah River, Aiken County shares its name with its county seat. An equestrian-enthusiast’s paradise, Aiken County is home to a polo club and a prominent horse racing scene with its own Triple...

Collection Allendale
Allendale

Allendale County lies next to the Savannah River in the Lowcountry.

Collection Anderson
Anderson

Anderson County is located in the Upstate of South Carolina, lying halfway between Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia.

Collection Bamberg
Bamberg

Bamberg County is located in southwestern South Carolina.

Collection Barnwell
Barnwell

The area now known as Barnwell County initially existed within the Orangeburg District before becoming Winton County.

Collection Beaufort
Beaufort

Beaufort County lies in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Tourism is important to the county, as many visitors flock to the area to enjoy coastal waters, barrier islands, wildlife, and historic small towns.

Collection Berkeley
Berkeley

Berkeley County is located in the Lowcountry, with its county seat in Moncks Corner.

Collection Calhoun
Calhoun

Calhoun County lies between Columbia and Charleston. The area is widely popular with the locomotive and logistical industries due to its proximity to major interstates.

Collection Charleston
Charleston

“Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state.”

Collection Cherokee
Cherokee

In 1897, lands from York, Spartanburg, and Union counties merged to create Cherokee County.

Collection Chester
Chester

Chester County is a county of about 30,000 residents located in South Carolina’s Piedmont region.

Collection Chesterfield
Chesterfield

Chesterfield County is located in Northern South Carolina.

Collection Clarendon
Clarendon

Clarendon County lies in the Santee Cooper region of South Carolina. The county’s economy revolves around timber, agriculture, and the railroad industry. Manning serves as the county seat.

Collection Colleton
Colleton

Colleton County lies in South Carolina’s Lowcountry and Walterboro serves as its county seat.

Collection Darlington
Darlington

The county is principally known for Darlington Raceway, which is an important venue for stock car racing.

Collection Dillon
Dillon

Historically, agriculture has had a large presence in Dillon County’s economy. However, over time, manufacturing has become the largest employer of Dillon County residents.

Collection Dorchester
Dorchester

Dorchester County has played in a significant role in history. The county is home to the nation’s first landscaped gardens, Middleton Place Gardens, which still exist today.

Collection Edgefield
Edgefield

Edgefield County lies within the Aiken/Augusta metro area along the Savannah River.

Collection Fairfield
Fairfield

Fairfield County is part of the Old English District of South Carolina.

Collection Florence
Florence

Florence is the hub of an eight county region called the “Pee Dee”. It is the center for business, health care, communications, education, retail sales, cultural opportunities, and recreation.

Collection Georgetown
Georgetown

Although a number of Native American tribes already lived in the area and the Spanish had visited, English planters and their African slaves were the first to settle what is now known as Georgetown County.

Collection Greenville
Greenville

Greenville County, South Carolina’s most populous county, lies in the Upstate.

Collection Greenwood
Greenwood

Lying in the Lower Piedmont of South Carolina’s Upstate, Greenwood County resulted from a merger of Abbeville and Edgefield counties in 1897.

Collection Hampton
Hampton

The area is home to a number of plantation homes open to the public as well as Lake Warren State Park and the Hampton County Watermelon Festival, which is South Carolina’s oldest continuing festival.

Collection Horry
Horry

Horry County is home to one of South Carolina’s tourism hubs, the Grand Strand.

Collection Jasper
Jasper

Jasper County was initially inhabited by Yemassee and Coosaw Indians.

Collection Kershaw
Kershaw

Today, Kershaw County is known as an important equestrian area.

Collection Lancaster
Lancaster

“Lancaster County and its county seat were named for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.”

Collection Laurens
Laurens

Laurens County lies in the Piedmont of South Carolina, with the Enoree River, the Saluda River, and Lake Greenwood comprising some of its borders.

Collection Lee
Lee

Lee County was founded in 1902 with a combination of lands previously belonging to Kershaw, Sumter, and Darlington counties.

Collection Lexington
Lexington

Lexington County lies in the Midlands region of South Carolina. Both the county and its seat were named after the Revolutionary War’s first battle, the battle of Lexington.

Collection Marion
Marion

Marion County has strong ties to Revolutionary War history. The county and county seat’s namesake, Francis Marion, was a Revolutionary War general called the “Swamp Fox.”

Collection Marlboro
Marlboro

Marlboro County was founded in 1785 within Cheraws District and named after John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough.

Collection McCormick
McCormick

McCormick County was founded in 1916 due to a combination of lands previously belonging to Abbeville, Greenwood, and Edgefield counties.

Collection Newberry
Newberry

Newberry County was founded in 1785 within the Ninety-Six District. Scotch-Irish, English, and German immigrants settled the area beginning in the mid-18th century.

Collection Oconee
Oconee

Cherokee Native Americans first inhabited the lands now known as Oconee County.

Collection Orangeburg
Orangeburg

Orangeburg County was founded as Orangeburg District in 1769.

Collection Pickens
Pickens

Pickens County lies in the northwestern part of South Carolina. Both the county and its seat are named in honor of Revolutionary War general Andrew Pickens.

Collection Richland
Richland

Richland County lies in the South Carolina midlands. Its county seat, Columbia, also serves as the state capital.

Collection Saluda
Saluda

Saluda County was founded in 1895 from lands previously belonging to Edgefield County.

Collection Spartanburg
Spartanburg

Spartanburg County was founded in 1785 and lies near the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Collection Sumter
Sumter

Sumter County was first settled by Englishmen from Virginia and the South Carolina Lowcountry in the mid-18th century.

Collection Union
Union

Union County lies in the Piedmont of South Carolina with a population of about 29,000 people.

Collection Williamsburg
Williamsburg

Williamsburg County lies in the southern Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The county was named in honor of King William III. Kingstree serves as its county seat.

Collection York
York

York County lies within the Olde English region of South Carolina. The county and its seat are named in honor of York County, Pennsylvania.

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Asparagus | South Carolina Public Radio

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Asparagus | South Carolina Public Radio
"A" is for Asparagus. Asparagus was an important cash crop in South Carolina from the 1910s until the mid-1930s. With cotton prices low and the boll weevil creeping closer, farmers in the "Ridge"...
Charleston, Siege of | South Carolina Public Radio Charleston Ironwork | South Carolina Public Radio

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Charleston Ironwork | South Carolina Public Radio
“C” is for Charleston Ironwork. Elements of decorative iron first appeared on Charleston buildings during the middle decades of the eighteenth century. Crafted by local blacksmiths, they closely...
Lott, Robert Bretley | South Carolina Public Radio Logan, Martha Daniell | South Carolina Public Radio

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Logan, Martha Daniell | South Carolina Public Radio
“L” is for Logan, Martha Daniell [1704-1779]. Horticulturist. When her father died in 1718, Martha Daniell inherited 48,000 acres on the Wando River and her father’s nursery business. Although she...
Secession Crisis of 1850-51 | South Carolina Public Radio St. David’s Church | South Carolina Public Radio

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St. David’s Church | South Carolina Public Radio
“S” is for St. David's Church in Cheraw. St. David's Parish was established in 1768 and construction on the parish church—known locally as “Old St. David's”—began in the 1770s. Although similar to...
Moise, Edwin Warren | South Carolina Public Radio McNair, Robert Evander | South Carolina Public Radio

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McNair, Robert Evander | South Carolina Public Radio
“M” is for McNair, Robert Evander [1923-2007]. Attorney, legislator, governor. During World War II, McNair served 23 months in the Pacific theater. After the war, he graduated from USC and moved to...
Charleston, Siege of | South Carolina Public Radio Charleston Library Society | South Carolina Public Radio

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Charleston Library Society | South Carolina Public Radio
“C” is for Charleston Library Society. The Charleston Library Society is the third-oldest institutional library in the United States. Established as a private, subscription library in 1748, it...
Drayton Hall | South Carolina Public Radio

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Drayton Hall | South Carolina Public Radio
“D” is for Drayton Hall [Charleston County]. Established in 1738, Drayton Hall is a historic plantation located between the Ashley River and Ashley River road—about nine miles from Charleston. At the...
Highway 301 | South Carolina Public Radio

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Highway 301 | South Carolina Public Radio
“H” is for Highway 301. Construction of this major U.S. highway in South Carolina began in 1932, when the federal government began taking over the maintenance and construction of many state roads. The...
Williamson, Andrew | South Carolina Public Radio

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Williamson, Andrew | South Carolina Public Radio
“W” is for Williamson, Andrew [ca. 1730-1786]. Soldier. Williamson immigrated to Ninety Six District from his native Scotland. He was a lieutenant during the Cherokee War. An ardent patriot at the...
Furchgott, Robert Francis | South Carolina Public Radio

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Furchgott, Robert Francis | South Carolina Public Radio
“F” is for Furchgott, Robert Francis [1916-2009]. Pharmacologist. Nobel Prize Laureate. When he was a young boy growing up in Orangeburg, Furchgott’s first interest was natural history. After...
Hillsborough Township | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hillsborough Township | South Carolina Public Radio
“H” is for Hillsborough Township. Located on the upper Savannah River in present-day McCormick County, Hillsborough Township was named after Wills Hill, viscount of Hillsborough and president of the...
Blackville | South Carolina Public Radio Black River | South Carolina Public Radio

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Black River | South Carolina Public Radio
“B” is for Black River. The Black River takes its name from its tea-colored waters. The river begins in the Sandhills of Lee County, and is joined at Rocky Bluff Swamp near Sumter. The Pocotaligo...
Drovers | South Carolina Public Radio

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Drovers | South Carolina Public Radio
“D” is for Drovers. From around 1800 until the 1880s, livestock from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina were driven through Greenville County to the seaport at Charleston—destined for...
Londonborough Township | South Carolina Public Radio

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Londonborough Township | South Carolina Public Radio
“L” is for Londonborough Township. At times referred to as Belfast and Londonderry, the 22,000-acre Londonborough Township was laid out on Hard Labor Creek in 1762. Originally designed to provide a...
Charleston, Siege of | South Carolina Public Radio Charleston Museum | South Carolina Public Radio

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Charleston Museum | South Carolina Public Radio
“C” is for Charleston Museum. Founded in 1773, the museum originated as an auxiliary of the Charleston Library Society, dedicated to the collection, preservation, and study of “materials promoting a...
Lott, Robert Bretley | South Carolina Public Radio Long, William Williams | South Carolina Public Radio

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Long, William Williams | South Carolina Public Radio
“L” is for Long, William Williams [1861-1934]. Agriculturalist. A native North Carolinian, Long worked his family farm before joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry. He...
Hines, John Elbridge | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hines, John Elbridge | South Carolina Public Radio
“H” is for Hines, John Elbridge [1910-1997]. Clergyman. Civil Rights advocate. A native of Seneca, Hines graduated from Sewanee and Virginia Theological Seminary. After being ordained an Episcopal...
Furchgott, Robert Francis | South Carolina Public Radio Furman University | South Carolina Public Radio

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Furman University | South Carolina Public Radio
“F” is for Furman University. In 1825, the South Carolina Baptist Convention elected a board to organize an institution to train young men for the ministry. The school opened in Edgefield in 1827 and...
Hyer, Helen von Kolonitz | South Carolina Public Radio Hilton Head Island | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hilton Head Island | South Carolina Public Radio
“H” is for Hilton Head Island [Beaufort County; population 33,862]. Located in the southeast corner of the state, Hilton Head Island is the largest of the islands that flank South Carolina’s Atlantic...
Plantation of St. Matthews | History of SC Slide Collection

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Plantation of St. Matthews | History of SC Slide Collection
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Far too many of South Carolina's historic buildings have met the fate of Peterkin Plantation of St. Matthews, which burned to the ground in a fire photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston around 1910...