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

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 348.
SUMTER DISTRICT, situated in the central of South Carolina, with Wateree and Santee rivers on the southwest. Area, 1,240 square miles. Face of country, level; soil, sandy. Seat of justice, Statesburgh. Pop. in 1810, 19,054; in 1820, 25,369; in 1830, 28,277; in 1840, 27,892; in 1850, 33,220.

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

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 341.
SPARTANBURGH DISTRICT, situated on the north boundary of South Carolina, with Broad river on the northeast. Area, 1,050 square miles. Face of the country, hilly; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Spartanburgh. Pop. in 1810, 14,259; in 1820, 16,989; in 1830, 21,150; in 1840, 23,669; in 1850, 26,400.

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

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 309.
RICHLAND DISTRICT, situated in the central part South Carolina, with Congaree river on the southwest, and the Wateree on the east. Area, 630 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, productive; Seat of justice, Columbia. Pop. in 1810, 9,027; in 1820, 12,321; in 1830, 14,772; in 1840, 16,397; in 1830, 20,243.

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

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 276.
ORANGEBURGH DISTRICT, situated in the central part of South Carolina, with Congaree and Santee rivers on the northeast, and the South Edisto on the southwest. Area, 1,824 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, sterile. Seat of justice, Orangeburgh c. h. Pop. 1810, 13,229; in 1820, 15,653; in 1830, 18,455; in 1840, 18,519; in 1850, 23,582.

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

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 242.
NEWBERRY DISTRICT, situated in the westerly part of South Carolina, with Broad river on the east, and the Saluda, on the south. Area, 540 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Newberry. Pop. in 1820, 16,104; in 1830, 17,441; in 1840, 18,350; in 1850, 20,143.

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

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 208.
MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT, situated at the northeast corner of South Carolina, with Great Pedee river on the southwest. Area, 480 square miles. Soil, sandy, and in many places productive. Seat of justice, Bennettsville. Pop. in 1810, 4,966; in 1820, 6,425; in 1830, 8,578; in 1840, 8,408; in 1850, 10,789.

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

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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 207.
MARION DISTRICT, situated on the northeast boundary of South Carolina, and traversed by Great Pedee river. Area, 1,200 square miles. Face of the country generally level; soil sandy. Seat of justice, Marion. Pop. in 1810, 8,884; in 1820, 10,201; in 1830, 11,208; in 1840, 13,932; in 1850, 17,407.
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