Chesterfield District, SC

Headnote

CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT, situated on the north boundary of South Carolina, Great Pedee river, and Lynch creek. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil sandy and generally of fair quality. Seat of justice, Chesterfield Court House. Pop. in 1820, 6,645; in 1830, 17,182; in 1840, 8,574; in 1850, 10,790. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
South Carolina

Chesterfield District, South Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT, situated on the north boundary of South Carolina, Great Pedee river, and Lynch creek. Area, 750 square miles. Face of the country hilly; soil sandy and generally of fair quality. Seat of justice, Chesterfield Court House. Pop. in 1820, 6,645; in 1830, 17,182; in 1840, 8,574; in 1850, 10,790.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 77.
Birthplace of
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Chesterfield, SC City or Town
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