South Carolina County Creation Dates and Parent Counties

From the beginnings of the Proprietors to present, the levels of government changed.

Parish
Throughout the colonial period, the small population and its limited legal needs kept most government, records keeping, and judicial activity confined to the municipal limits of Charleston. Parishes of the established Anglican Church served as election districts, and courts with jurisdiction over the entire colony sat in Charleston.

Act of 1785
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 * Beaufort
 * 1772-1800
 * Beaufort 1769
 * Camden
 * 1769-1800
 * Chester 1785, York 1785, Richland 1799, Williamsburg 1802, Fairfield 1798, Kershaw 1798, Lancaster 1798, Sumter 1798
 * Charleston
 * 1769-1800
 * Charleston 1769, Colleton 1798, Orangeburg 1769
 * Charleston
 * 1769-1800
 * Charleston 1769, Colleton 1798, Orangeburg 1769
 * Charleston 1769, Colleton 1798, Orangeburg 1769