Williamsburg County is bounded as follows: on the southwest by Berkeley County from which it is separated by the Santee River; on the north and northwest by Clarendon and Florence Counties; on the east and southeast by Marion County from which it is separated by the Great Pee Dee River and by Georgetown County from which it is separated by a line commencing on the Great Pee Dee River, the dividing line between Williamsburg, Marion and Georgetown Counties, and running to the road leading from Britton's and Bradley's Ferry, on said Great Pee Dee River, to Leneud's Ferry, on Santee River, the said road being the boundary line on the southeast separating it from Georgetown County, less the following territory transferred to Florence County by act of the General Assembly, approved March 4 1921, to wit: beginning at a point in the road leading to Lee's Cross Road, where same crosses Lynche's Lake and running S. 12° 30' W. 1943 feet, thence S. 8° 10' W. 526 feet, thence S. 14° 30' E. 1119 feet, thence S. 25° 20' E. 730 feet, thence S. 72° 20' E. 43610 feet to a stake at the road leading from Indiantown to Kingstree, thence N. 26° E. 316 feet, thence along the Kingstree road N. 71° 35' E. 10094 feet, thence 504 feet along said road to the intersection of Owens Swamp, thence 527 feet along said road, thence 806 feet along said road, thence N. E. 711 feet, thence N. E. 559 feet, thence E. 506 feet, thence S. E. 1225 feet to a point in the center of said road, thence N. E. 3380 feet along center of said road, thence 2315 feet to where it intersects Flannigan's Creek, thence along Muddy Creek to the intersection of Clark's Creek, thence along Clark's Creek to the intersection of Pee Dee River, thence along Pee Dee River to the mouth of Lynche's River, thence along Lynche's River to the mouth of Lynche's Lake, thence along Lynche's Lake to the beginning point, containing 45.3 square miles according to map made by J. W. Coggshall and T. E. Wilson, civil engineers, April 18 1920, and filed in the Governor's office and in the office of the clerk of court of Florence County. For a more accurate description reference to said plat is hereby made.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-95; 1952 Code Section 14-95; 1942 Code Section 3020; 1932 Code Section 3020; Civ. C. '22 Section 712; Civ. C. '12 Section 629; Civ. C. '02 Section 568; (4) 663; (5) 407; (7) 199, 261; 1888 (20) 168; 1889 (20) 507, 517; 1912 (27) 817; 1914 (28) 612; 1921 (32) 212.
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.