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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<div>Abbeville</div>
Abbeville

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<div>Aiken</div>
Aiken

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<div>Allendale</div>
Allendale

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<div>Anderson</div>
Anderson

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<div>Bamberg</div>
Bamberg

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<div>Barnwell</div>
Barnwell

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<div>Beaufort</div>
Beaufort

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<div>Berkeley</div>
Berkeley

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<div>Calhoun</div>
Calhoun

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<div>Charleston</div>
Charleston

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<div>Cherokee</div>
Cherokee

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<div>Chester</div>
Chester

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<div>Chesterfield</div>
Chesterfield

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<div>Clarendon</div>
Clarendon

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<div>Colleton</div>
Colleton

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<div>Darlington</div>
Darlington

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<div>Dillon</div>
Dillon

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<div>Dorchester</div>
Dorchester

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<div>Edgefield</div>
Edgefield

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<div>Fairfield</div>
Fairfield

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<div>Florence</div>
Florence

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<div>Georgetown</div>
Georgetown

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<div>Greenville</div>
Greenville

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<div>Greenwood</div>
Greenwood

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<div>Hampton</div>
Hampton

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<div>Horry</div>
Horry

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<div>Jasper</div>
Jasper

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<div>Kershaw</div>
Kershaw

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<div>Lancaster</div>
Lancaster

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<div>Laurens</div>
Laurens

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<div>Lee</div>
Lee

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<div>Lexington</div>
Lexington

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<div>Marion</div>
Marion

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<div>Marlboro</div>
Marlboro

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<div>McCormick</div>
McCormick

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<div>Newberry</div>
Newberry

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<div>Oconee</div>
Oconee

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<div>Orangeburg</div>
Orangeburg

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<div>Pickens</div>
Pickens

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<div>Richland</div>
Richland

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<div>Saluda</div>
Saluda

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<div>Spartanburg</div>
Spartanburg

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<div>Sumter</div>
Sumter

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<div>Union</div>
Union

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<div>Williamsburg</div>
Williamsburg

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<div>York</div>
York

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Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection
Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 71

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Born in Charleston, Governor Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was educated by private tutors and later graduated from the South Carolina College. He studied, but never practiced, law. Instead, Hampton...
Jane Bruce Guignard | History of SC Slide Collection
Jane Bruce Guignard | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 70

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Jane Bruce Guignard (1874-1960) was born in Aiken County, educated at the College for Women in Columbia (see Chicora College), and in 1900 entered the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. She...
Sarah Moore Grimké | History of SC Slide Collection
Sarah Moore Grimké | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 68

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Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873) and her sister Angeline Emily Grimké (1805-1879) were abolitionists and advocates of women's rights. Born into a wealthy and aristocratic family from Charleston, the...
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 66

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Anne King Gregorie (1887-1960), born in Porcher's Bluff near Mt. Pleasant, made significant contributions to the understanding and promotion of South Carolina history. A graduate of Winthrop College...
William Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
William Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 65

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William Gregg (1800-1897), who introduced the cotton textile industry into South Carolina, was born near Carmicheals, West Virginia, where he received no formal education. During his youth, he held an...
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 64

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Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862) was born in Columbia, educated at South Carolina College, and admitted to the Columbia bar in 1839. He served as a Major in Milledge Bonham's Mexican War regiment, and argued...
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 63

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Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was raised in New England in a Quaker family, but helped organize local Rhode Island militia when the revolution approached, and in 1775 was appointed the commander of a...
James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 62

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James Glen (1701-1777) served as one of South Carolina's most effective colonial governors. Born in Scotland, appointed governor in 1738, he arrived in the colony in 1743 and served until 1756, longer...
Perry D. Gilreath | History of SC Slide Collection
Perry D. Gilreath | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 61

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Perry D. Gilreath was elected Sheriff of Greenville County in 1877, a position he held until his retirement in 1900. He was particularly noted, in an era when many South Carolina politicians were...