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Colleton County: Plantation Names and Walterboro Rail-Era Sources

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Article · Last reviewed September 11, 2026 · How we work & cite

Published September 11, 2026

Colleton research mixes plantation/community names with Walterboro weeklies and churchyards. Pair Charleston papers for earlier decades.

Cheatsheet · Plantation crosswalk.