2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 4 - Counties
CHAPTER 3 - BOUNDARIES OF EXISTING COUNTIES
Section 4-3-50. Bamberg County.
Bamberg County is bounded as follows: beginning at a point in the middle of the stream of the Salkehatchie River, where George's Creek enters said river, and running due north up said stream by Rush's Mill to a gum tree one and one-fourth miles above Rush's Mill; thence due north to a point in the middle of the stream of South Edisto River; thence down the middle of the stream of said river to where it enters into the Edisto River; thence down the middle of the latter river to the point where the same is intersected by the old district line, dividing the old county of Barnwell from the county of Colleton; thence along said dividing line to the corner of Colleton County; thence S. 30° E. 31.50 chains to a stake on ditch; thence S. 24° 50' E. 4.50 chains to a stake by ditch; thence S. 64° 25' E. 6 chains to a stake on road; thence S. 17° 50' E. 40 chains to a stake; thence S. 72° E. 62 links to a chain; thence S. 8° 5' W. 27.59 chains to a stake on road passing between property now or formerly owned by D. N. Linder and H. B. Linder; thence S. 1° W. 18.50 chains to a stake in edge of pond passing through property now or formerly owned by H. B. Linder; thence following the run of the branch to a large gum marked XIII; thence S. 82° E. 10 chains to corner stake between land now or formerly owned by James Barnes and Isham Padgett; thence S. 64° E. 24 chains to a stake marked XIII at Branchville-Lodge Road; thence S. 39.25° E. 14 chains to gum marked XIII at edge of small pond; thence S. 34° E. 17.60 chains to a corner in stream of Little Swamp; thence following down the run of Little Swamp, following it in its devious courses across the Smoak-Bamberg Road and Mauldin Railroad to stake marked XIII in midstream; thence S. 82 1/2 ° W. 443.18 chains following old ditch line to stake marked XIII in midstream of Little Salkehatchie River; thence up the same river, following in its devious courses across the Mauldin Railroad and Lodge Dirt Road to gum in midstream marked XIII; thence with the meanderings of Little Salkehatchie River to a point on the Bamberg-Colleton line; thence with the old district line, hereinbefore mentioned, to the Big Salkehatchie River; thence in a northwesterly direction with the Big Salkehatchie to the beginning corner.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-55; 1952 Code Section 14-55; 1942 Code Section 2980; 1932 Code Section 2980; Civ. C. '22 Section 672; Civ. C. '12 Section 591; Civ. C. '02 Section 533; 1897 (22) 580; 1920 (31) 773.
