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history · Bamberg County

From Barnwell (1897)

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Late county—pre-formation events file under Barnwell District/county streams.

Bamberg’s 1897 creation means nineteenth-century probate and land usually sit in Barnwell. After formation, railroad-town newspapers and town directories densify the trail.