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specialized · Reviewed Jul 11, 2026

Immigrant Groups in South Carolina

Huguenots, Scotch-Irish, Germans, Jewish Charleston, and later migrations—where the paper lives.

Match ethnicity patterns to the right geography:

  • Huguenot — Lowcountry / Charleston society resources; see directory Huguenot Society
  • Scotch-Irish — Upstate/Piedmont Presbyterian belt (York, Lancaster, Chester, Laurens…)
  • German / Dutch Fork — Newberry–Lexington Lutheran corridor
  • Jewish Charleston — specialized congregations and cemeteries
  • Later European & other migrations — mill towns, port work, 20th-century directories

Atlas: Migration corridors · Method: Immigration & migration.

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