Spring Hill in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Berkeley County

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

1. Berkeley County Marker

Inscription. This county was designated a court and land conveyance district in 1682, and an election district in 1683. It was named for two brothers, Lord John and Sir William Berkeley, both Lord Proprietors of Carolina. Over the years, functions of this early county have changed. Modern Berkeley was created in 1882. Several boundary changes occurred 1893-1921.

Erected 1976 by Berkeley County Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-22C.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.

Location. 33° 16.571′ N, 80° 21.061′ W. Marker is in Spring Hill, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Old State Road (US 176), on the right when traveling south. Located .8 miles north of State Rd 27 intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgeville SC 29472, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Hill Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Eutawville Railroad / Holly Hill Train Depot (approx. 4.7 miles away); Holly Hill (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Holly Hill (approx. 4.8 miles away); Harleyville

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(approx. 7 miles away); Target Methodist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Eutawville (approx. 8½ miles away); St. Paul Camp Ground (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Berkeley County, Wikipedia entry. Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. (Submitted on September 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Sir William Berkeley (c. 1608-1677). August 1641 he was appointed governor of Virginia. (Submitted on September 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Berkeley County Marker, looking south along Old State Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

2. Berkeley County Marker, looking south along Old State Road

At the Orangeburg County Line

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,477 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on May 16, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.