South Carolina’s oldest cities | WBTW – Florence, South Carolina

Horry County, South Carolina (WBTW) – Why don’t you see your town in Horry County, South Carolina for more than 235 days?

In fact, people have lived in the state for much longer.

Native Americans are estimated to have lived in the area for over 11,000 years. The first white European settlements are believed to have been established in the 1520s, and South Carolina became a state on March 26, 1776, after becoming a crown colony in 1719.

Cities and towns were not chartered. In other words, it wasn’t long before it legally became a city or town.

Two cities were chartered before the 1800s, and more than 250 were chartered between 1800 and 1900, according to information from. Report by the South Carolina Research Program Development Committee.

By comparison, Myrtle Beach was chartered in 1938 and became a fairly young town in the face of state history.

At least one of the state’s oldest cities is now a ghost town, while other cities maintain a small population.

According to the time chartered, the top 10 oldest towns in South Carolina are:

10 – Edgefield

County: Edgefield

Charter: December 18, 1830

10 – Burnwell

County: Burnwell

Charter: December 18, 1830

8 – Hamburg

County: Aiken

Charter: December 19, 1827

7 – Wal Turboro

County: Colletonv

Charter: December 20, 1826

6 – Mortley Building

County: Charleston

Charter: December 17, 1817

5 – Winnsboro

County: Fairfield

Charter: December 19, 1816

4 – George Town

County: Georgetown

Charter: December 19, 1805

4 – Colombia

County: Richland

Charter: December 19, 1805

2 – Camden

County: Car Show

Charter: February 19, 1791

1 – Charleston

County: Charleston

Charter: August 13, 1783

Use the database below to search for towns chartered before 1947.