South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 4, ch. 3 · 66 active provisions
A geographic coordinate used to define a point on a county boundary in this chapter utilizes the coordinate system for defining location of points in this State as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 27 and must control if the physical features also used to describe the location of a point are different.
For purposes of describing the boundaries of counties when a county boundary is used to establish or describe the boundary of a jury area in Chapter 2 of Title 22, the center line of waterways is defined as: (1) for areas influenced by the tide, the center line is the line described by a series of points equidistant fr…
Abbeville County is bounded as follows: on the southwest by the Savannah River, by which it is separated from Georgia; on the northwest by Anderson County, from which it is separated by a line (the old Indian boundary) drawn from a marked black gum, on the east bank of the Savannah River, at the foot of Grape Shoals, N…
Aiken County is bounded as follows: on the northwest by Edgefield and Saluda Counties from which it is divided by a straight line commencing at the mouth of Fox's Creek, where it empties into Savannah River, and running thence to where the south branch of Chinquapin Falls Creek (a tributary of the North Edisto River) i…
Allendale County is bounded as follows: beginning at a point in the Savannah River on the South Carolina and Georgia boundary line opposite Steel Landing and running in a northerly direction to a stake at Steel Landing; thence a straight line N. 43° E. about 6.12 miles to a stake at or near the intersection of the Barn…
Anderson County is bounded as follows: on the northwest and north by Oconee and Pickens Counties, from which it is divided by a line commencing at the mouth of Cane Creek, on Tugaloo River and running thence to the point where Eighteen Mile Creek is crossed by the road leading from Pendleton to Hagood's Store, thence t…
Bamberg County is bounded as follows: beginning at a point in the middle of the stream of the Salkehatchie River, where George's Creek enters said river, and running due north up said stream by Rush's Mill to a gum tree one and one-fourth miles above Rush's Mill; thence due north to a point in the middle of the stream…
Barnwell County is bounded as follows: on the northwest by Aiken County, from which it is divided by a line beginning at the point upon the Savannah River, below the mouth of the Upper Three Runs Creek, as established by the survey of J. Seth Mixon, under act approved March 14 1874, and following said line to A. J. Wea…
Beaufort County is bounded as follows: by a line originating at a point at latitude 32° 29' 06.078" N, longitude 80° 28' 36.683" W (North American Datum 1983) at the mouth of the Coosaw River; thence westward from said point following the center line of the Coosaw River to its intersection with the center line of the C…
(A)(1) The following described portion of Jasper County is transferred and annexed to Beaufort County: All that area consisting of approximately 5.95 acres of land more specifically identified and described on those certain plats of survey prepared by Cornerstone Surveying and Engineering, Inc. for the South Carolina G…
Berkeley County is bounded as follows: northeastwardly and north by the Santee River, separating it from the counties of Georgetown, Williamsburg and Clarendon; northwestwardly by Orangeburg County; southwestwardly by Dorchester County; southwestwardly and southeastwardly by Charleston County. And said Berkeley County…
(A)(1) The following described portion of Charleston County is transferred and annexed to Berkeley County: All that area, approximately 4.04 acres, now lying in the County of Charleston and identified as a portion of TMS #487-00-00-026 located adjacent to Crowfield Plantation Development and shown on a map prepared by…
Calhoun County is bounded as follows: beginning in Lexington County on the Congaree River at a point where the land line between land now or formerly owned by C. M. Cremaretie and land now or formerly owned by Vandy Spears strikes said river and running the land line between said lands (Said Cremaretie land is in and s…
Charleston County is bounded as follows: by a line originating at a point at latitude 32° 30' 57.711" N, longitude 80° 16' 35.854" W (North American Datum 1983) at the mouth of Jeremy Inlet; thence westward from said point following the center lines of Scott Creek and Big Bay Creek; thence northwestward on a straight l…
Cherokee County is bounded as follows: beginning at the mouth of Brown's Branch and running up branch 76.60 chains to near where G. W. Webster now lives or formerly resided, placing his present or former residence in new county; thence S. 75° W. 66.23 chains to rock N. E. corner lot of property now or formerly owned by…
Chester County is bounded as follows: on the north by a line beginning at a hickory tree on the southwest side of the Catawba River about ten chains above the mouth of Ferrill's Creek and running (nearly 80° west) by an old line called and known by the name of the Line of the New Acquisition to an ash and black gum on…
Chesterfield County is bounded as follows: on the north by the North Carolina line; on the east by Marlboro County from which it is separated by Great Pee Dee River; on the south by Darlington County from which it is divided by Cedar Creek, commencing at its mouth where it enters into the Great Pee Dee, and up said cre…
Clarendon County is bounded as follows: on the north and northwest by Sumter County, from which it is separated by the following lines: beginning at a corner on the east side of Santee River and running thence N. 76° E. 654 chains to a forked pine corner; thence S. 82° E. 104 chains to a pine corner; thence N. 76° 520…
Colleton County is bounded as follows: by a line originating at a point where the center line of the Big Salkehatchie River intersects the Bamberg County line; thence northeastward by its various courses following the Bamberg County line to its intersection with the center line of the Edisto River; thence southeastward…
Darlington County is bounded as follows: on the southwest by Lynch's River and Lee County, beginning at the mouth of Little Lynch's River; thence down Lynch's River a distance of 3 miles near Kelley's Bridge 1⁄4 of a mile south of said bridge; thence N. 42° E. 3 miles to Ashland Methodist Church; thence N. 22° E. cross…
Dillon County is bounded as follows: beginning at the mouth of Mill Creek where it empties into Big Pee Dee River and in middle of said river at said point; thence up the run of said creek to the bridge on the river road to a stake X 111 N.; thence N. 75° 56' E. 4,395 feet to a stake X 111 N., at the intersection of Gu…
All of that area of what is presently known as Manning township lying south of Maple Swamp, extending from the Little Pee Dee River to the intersection with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and thence along the right of way of the railroad to Bethea township is hereby created a township to be known as Huggins.
Dorchester County is composed of all that territory formerly a portion of Colleton County comprised in the townships of George, Koger, Carn, Burns, Givhans, Dorchester and that part of Collins township formerly in said county of Colleton lying north of the public road leading from Parker's Ferry, upon the Edisto River,…
That portion of the Lincolnville area in Charleston County which was the subject of an election held March 14 1967, by the commissioners of election for Charleston County, the results of which election were favorable to the annexation, and the General Assembly having found that all provisions of the Constitution of Sou…
That portion of Charleston County which was the subject of an election held October 29 1968 by the commissioners of election of Charleston County, the results of which election were favorable to the annexation, and the General Assembly having found that all provisions of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, govern…