Orangeburg County, South Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 42 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Orangeburg, Holly Hill, Eutawville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP22 of 42 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
42 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBOrangeburg was formed in 1868 (1868-04-16) from unknown / original county.
Orangeburg District became ORANGEBURG County under new state constitution. All judicial districts converted to counties, all existing counties continued, and counties assumed all functions of local government from both judicial districts and parishes.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusOrangeburg County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,513 | 15,766 | 15,653 | 18,519 | 24,896 | 41,395 | 59,663 | 64,907 | 63,707 | 68,726 | 68,559 | 82,276 | 91,582 | 84,223 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS120 cemeteries and 8 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 120 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Amaker - Jeffcoat - Harley Family Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Bailey Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Belleville Memorial Cemetery |
| Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Bethany Church Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Bochette Cemetery |
| Bookhart Cemetery |
| Brodie Family Cemetery |
| Bull Swamp Cemetery |
| Byrd Cemetery |
| Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Canaan Cemetery |
| Canaan United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Carson Cemetery |
| Cattle Creek Cemetery |
| Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Cherry Hill Cemetery |
| Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Crestview Cemetery |
| Dantzler - Hart Cemetery |
| Davis Family Cemetery |
| Dean Swamp Baptist Cemetery |
| Double Branch Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Edisto Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Emanuel Cemetery |
| Eutawville Cemetery |
| Felder Cemetery |
| Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| First Baptist Cemetery |
| Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Gin Branch Cemetery |
| Gleaton - Fogle - Corbett Family Cemetery |
| Gleaton Family Cemetery |
| Gresham Cemetery |
| Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery |
| Hickory Hill Cemetery |
| Holly Cemetery |
| Holly Hill First Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery |
| Hopewell Southern Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Hubbard Cemetery |
| Island Cemeteries |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Cemetery |
| Joiner Cemetery |
| Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Lebanon Church Cemetery |
| Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Cemetery |
| Limestone United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Livingston Pinehill United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| McAlhany Cemetery |
| McGrew Cemetery |
| Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Morgan Family Cemetery |
| Mount Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Mount Tabor Cemetery |
| Murcheys Landing Cemetery |
| Neeses Cemetery |
| New Hope Methodist Cemetery |
| New Mount Zion Cemetery |
| North Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery |
| Norway Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Oakland Cemetery |
| Old Pearson Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 8 of 8
| Name |
|---|
| Boiling Spring |
| Connors |
| Creco |
| Dorchee |
| Edistone |
| Ferguson |
| Fifty Eight |
| Waynor |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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