Place:Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
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NameBamberg
Alt namesBambergsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.217°N 81.033°W
Located inSouth Carolina, United States     (1897 - )
See alsoBarnwell, South Carolina, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Allendale, South Carolina, United States
Winton, South Carolina, United States
Orangeburg (district), South Carolina, United States
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bamberg
Bobcat Landing
Bufords Bridge
Clear Pond
Denmark
Edisto Club
Ehrhardt
Farrell Crossroads
Finland
Fogles
Garris
Govan
Hughes
Lees
Loraine
Luther
Midway
Millersville
Olar
Ott
Schofield
Springtown
Sweden
Whetstone Crossroads
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bamberg County is a county located in the southwestern portion of U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,311, making the rural county the fourth-least populous of any in South Carolina. Its county seat is Bamberg.

Voorhees College, a historically black college, was established here in the late nineteenth century. It was long affiliated with the Episcopal Church (U.S.).

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1897 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1897 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1897 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1897 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1900 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1911 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1915 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1900 17,296
1910 18,544
1920 20,962
1930 19,410
1940 18,643
1950 17,533
1960 16,274
1970 15,950
1980 18,118
1990 16,902
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Bamberg County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.sccounties.org/counties.Bamberg.htm
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