Horry County is bounded as follows: by a line originating at the point where the boundary line between South Carolina and North Carolina intersects the center line of the Lumber River; thence southwestward following the center line of the Lumber River to its intersection with the center line of the Little Pee Dee River; thence southwestward and southeastward following the center line of the Little Pee Dee River to its intersection with the center line of the Great Pee Dee River; thence southeastward following the center line of the Great Pee Dee River to its intersection with the center line of Bull Creek; thence southeastward following the center line of Bull Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Waccamaw River; thence southward following the center line of the Waccamaw River to a point at latitude 33° 34' 22.623" N, longitude 79° 06' 03.848" W (North American Datum 1983) in the Waccamaw River; thence eastward following a straight line to a point at latitude 33° 34' 21.602" N, longitude 79° 00' 06.564" W (North American Datum 1983) on the seashore; thence on a true azimuth of 126° (bearing of S 54° E) to the Territorial Sea boundary; thence northeastward following the Territorial Sea boundary to its intersection with the seaward boundary between South Carolina and North Carolina; thence northwestward following the seaward boundary between South Carolina and North Carolina on a line as described by monuments located at latitude 33° 51' 50.7214" N, longitude 78° 33' 22.9448" W (NC-SC Granite Marker #2); latitude 33° 51' 36.4626" N, longitude 78° 33' 06.1937" W (NC-SC Granite Marker #1); and latitude 33° 51' 07.8792" N, longitude 78° 32' 32.6210" W (Bird Island-NC-SC Boundary 1977) (North American Datum 1927); thence northwestward following the boundary line between South Carolina and North Carolina to its intersection with the center line of the Lumber River, the point of origin.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-76; 1952 Code Section 14-76; 1942 Code Section 3001; 1932 Code Section 3001; Civ. C. '22 Section 693; Civ. C. '12 Section 612; Civ. C. '02 Section 552; G. S. 421; R. S. 480; (4) 663; (5) 407, 544; 1992 Act No. 302, Section 6, eff April 8, 1992.
Effect of Amendment
The 1992 amendment respecified the boundaries of Horry County.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties
Section 4-3-2. Use of geographic coordinate system.
Section 4-3-5. Center line of waterways defined.
Section 4-3-10. Abbeville County.
Section 4-3-30. Allendale County.
Section 4-3-40. Anderson County.
Section 4-3-50. Bamberg County.
Section 4-3-60. Barnwell County.
Section 4-3-70. Beaufort County.
Section 4-3-75. Beaufort County; Jasper County area transferred to Beaufort County.
Section 4-3-80. Berkeley County.
Section 4-3-85. Berkeley County; Charleston County area transferred to Berkeley County.
Section 4-3-90. Calhoun County.
Section 4-3-100. Charleston County.
Section 4-3-110. Cherokee County.
Section 4-3-120. Chester County.
Section 4-3-130. Chesterfield County.
Section 4-3-140. Clarendon County.
Section 4-3-150. Colleton County.
Section 4-3-160. Repealed by 1992 Act No. 302, Section 14, eff April 8, 1992.
Section 4-3-170. Darlington County.
Section 4-3-180. Dillon County.
Section 4-3-190. Dillon County; creation of Huggins township.
Section 4-3-200. Dorchester County.
Section 4-3-236. Dorchester County; portion of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
Section 4-3-240. Edgefield County.
Section 4-3-250. Fairfield County.
Section 4-3-260. Florence County.
Section 4-3-270. Georgetown County.
Section 4-3-280. Greenville County.
Section 4-3-290. Greenwood County.
Section 4-3-300. Hampton County.
Section 4-3-310. Horry County.
Section 4-3-311. Horry County; defined area of Georgetown County annexed by Horry County.
Section 4-3-312. Horry County; Georgetown County area transferred to Horry County.
Section 4-3-320. Jasper County.
Section 4-3-325. Jasper County; Beaufort County area transferred to Jasper County.
Section 4-3-330. Kershaw County.
Section 4-3-340. Lancaster County.
Section 4-3-341. Lancaster County; area of Kershaw County annexed to Lancaster County.
Section 4-3-350. Laurens County.
Section 4-3-370. Lexington County.
Section 4-3-380. Marion County.
Section 4-3-390. Marlboro County.
Section 4-3-400. McCormick County.
Section 4-3-410. Newberry County.
Section 4-3-420. Oconee County.
Section 4-3-430. Orangeburg County.
Section 4-3-440. Pickens County.
Section 4-3-460. Richland County.
Section 4-3-470. Saluda County.
Section 4-3-480. Spartanburg County.
Section 4-3-490. Sumter County.
Section 4-3-500. Union County.
Section 4-3-510. Union County; boundaries of townships.