List of Former United States Counties - South Carolina

South Carolina

Beware: South Carolina legally dissolved all overarching "districts" (which often included multiple counties) in 1800. Nevertheless, surviving counties were often referred to incorrectly as "districts" as late as the 1860s.
  • Bartholomew County created in 1785 from Charleston District. Abolished 1791.
  • Beaufort District created in 1768 from Granville County. Abolished 1800.
  • Berkeley (1) County created in 1682 from Craven County. Abolished 1768.
  • Berkeley (2) County created in 1785 from Charleston District. Abolished 1791. The third version of Berkeley County was created in 1882 and remains today.
  • Camden District created in 1768 from Craven County. Abolished 1800.
  • Carteret County created in 1684 from Colleton County. Abolished 1708.
  • Charles Town District created in 1768 from Berkeley and Colleton Counties. It was renamed Charleston District in 1785, and abolished in 1800.
  • Charleston (1) County created in 1785 from Charleston District. Abolished 1791. A second Charleston County was created in 1800 and remains today.
  • Cheraws District created in 1768 from Craven County. Abolished 1800.
  • Claremont County created in 1785 from Camden County. Abolished 1800.
  • Clarendon (1) County created in 1785 from Camden County. Its county seat was in Jamesville. Abolished 1800. Clarendon (2) County was reestablished in 1855 with its county seat in Manning and remains today.
  • Colleton (1) County created in 1682 from Craven County. Abolished 1768.
  • Colleton (2) County created in 1785 from Charleston District. Abolished 1791. A third Colleton County was created in 1800 from Charleston District and remains today.
  • Craven County was part of Carolina's first charter in 1664. Abolished 1768.
  • Georgetown District created in 1768 from Craven County. Abolished 1800.
  • Granville (1) County created in 1708 from Carteret County. Abolished 1768.
  • Granville (2) County created in 1785 from Beaufort District. Abolished 1791.
  • Hilton County created in 1785 from Beaufort District. Abolished 1791.
  • Kingston County created in 1785 from Georgetown District. Abolished 1801.
  • Lewisburg County created in 1785 from Orangeburg District. Abolished 1791.
  • Lexington (1) County created in 1785 from Orangeburg District. Abolished 1791. Lexington (2) County was reestablished in 1804 from Orangeburg County and remains today.
  • Liberty County created in 1785 from Georgetown District. Abolished 1798.
  • Lincoln County created in 1785 from Beaufort District. Abolished 1791.
  • Marion County created in 1785 from Charleston District. Abolished 1791.
  • Ninety-six District created in 1768 from Indian lands. Abolished 1800.
  • Orangeburgh District created in 1768 from Orangburgh Township and Amelia Township. Spelling officially changed to Orangeburg District in 1783. Abolished 1800.
  • Orange County created in 1785 from Orangeburg District. Abolished 1791. (Note: Orangeburg County was created in 1791 from Orangeburg District and remains today.)
  • Pendleton County was created in 1789 from Cherokee Indian lands. It was joined to the overarching Washington District in 1791 along with Greenville County. In 1798 Washington District was renamed Pendleton District an overarching district including Pendleton County and Greenville County. In 1800 South Carolina abolished all the overarching districts. So in 1800 only the separate Pendleton County and Greenville County emerged. The remaining Pendleton County was abolished in 1826.
  • Pendleton District was created in 1798 by renaming Washington District. This overarching Pendleton District was dissolved two years later in 1800. However Pendleton County remained and emerged from a part of Pendleton District. Pendleton County was abolished 1826.
  • Pinckney District created in 1791 from Ninety-six District and Cheraws District. Abolished 1800.
  • Salem County created in 1792 from Claremont County and Clarendon County. Abolished 1800.
  • Shrewsbury County created in 1785 from Beaufort District. Abolished 1791.
  • Spartan County created in 1785 from Ninety-six District. Changed to Spartanburg County in 1791 and remains today.
  • Washington County created in 1785 from Charleston District. Abolished 1791.
  • Washington District created in 1791 from Cherokee Indian lands. Washington District included Greenville County (created 1786) and Pendleton County (created 1789) Washington District was renamed in 1798 to Pendleton District.
  • Winton County created in 1785 from Orangeburg District. Abolished 1791.
  • Winyah County created in 1785 from Georgetown District. Abolished 1800.

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