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Marion County, South Carolina Genealogy & History |
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Five Historic South Carolina Maps
Illustrating the Formation of
Marion County
MAP ONE:
South Carolina in 1710 when Carolina was officially divided into North and South Carolina.
Note that Marion County was in the County of Craven ("Cr" on map)
which extended from roughly north of Charleston to the North Carolina border.
MAP TWO:
South Carolina at the establishment of counties within districts in 1785.
Marion County was initially named "Liberty County" ("Li" on map).
Note that Marion is contained within the County of Liberty (Li), Georgetown District (Ge).
MAP THREE:
This map shows Marion County in 1800 after it was carved from Georgetown in 1798.
MAP FOUR:
This map shows Marion County in 1888 after part of the
western section was taken to form Florence County.
MAP FIVE:
This map shows Marion County in 1910 after it was split again and the
upper portion became Dillon County.
Maps generously provided by Art Lassagne at
Goldbug, makers of AniMap software.
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