Kershaw District, SC

Headnote
KERSHAW DISTRICT, situated toward the north part of South Carolina, and traversed by Wateree river. Area, 792 square miles. Face of the country pleasantly diversified; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Camden. Pop, in 1830, 13,545; in 1840, 12,181; in 1850, 14,473. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
South Carolina

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
KERSHAW DISTRICT, situated toward the north part of South Carolina, and traversed by Wateree river. Area, 792 square miles. Face of the country pleasantly diversified; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Camden. Pop, in 1830, 13,545; in 1840, 12,181; in 1850, 14,473.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 179.
Date Type
Twenty-five people drown during an outing at Boykin's Mill, South Carolina Crime/Disasters
Name Type
Camden, SC City or Town
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