Description: Detailed large political map of South Carolina showing cities, towns, county formations, roads highway, US highways and State routes.
Use this detailed map of South Carolina to explore every city, county, the clear county seats, coastal cities, and neighboring states with a few clean road cues for orientation. The layout emphasizes the county grid first. Highways are shown lightly so you can keep your focus on counties and cities.
Neighboring states: North Carolina lines the entire north boundary and appears at Charlotte, Rockingham, Laurinburg, and Whiteville. Georgia borders the west and southwest across the Savannah River at Augusta and Savannah.
Oceans and rivers: The Atlantic Ocean frames the east and southeast. Notice the Waccamaw, Santee, Edisto, and Savannah river systems and broad inlets at Georgetown and Charleston.
Road-light orientation: only a few interstates need attention. I-85 clips the Upstate through Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg. I-26 links Spartanburg to Columbia and then to Charleston. I-20 runs Augusta-Columbia-Florence. I-77 runs from Charlotte to Columbia. I-95 runs north-south through the eastern counties near Florence and the Lowcountry. Keep these as simple bearings rather than the focus.
County seat: Walhalla. At the extreme northwest corner, Oconee borders Georgia along lakes and the Chattooga River. The map shows Seneca and Clemson near Lake Hartwell at the Anderson line, plus Westminster westward toward the mountains.
County seat: Pickens. Trace east from Oconee to find Easley, Liberty, and Pickens beneath the Blue Ridge crest. The county touches Greenville County to the east and Oconee to the west, with Clemson University just over the line in neighboring Oconee and Anderson.
County seat: Anderson. Anderson anchors the southwest Upstate, where the Savannah River forms the Georgia border. Labels show Belton, Pendleton, and Iva. Use I-85 as a light guide from Georgia through Anderson toward Greenville.
County seat: Greenville. One of the easiest counties to spot, it spreads across the foothills with a dense cluster from Greenville to Greer, Simpsonville, Mauldin, Travelers Rest, and Fountain Inn. The county borders North Carolina near Caesars Head and Saluda Gap.
County seat: Spartanburg. East of Greenville along I-85, Spartanburg’s label shares space with Duncan, Lyman, Boiling Springs, Woodruff, Cowpens, and Landrum at the North Carolina line. This is the eastern anchor of the Upstate metro arc.
County seat: Gaffney. North of Spartanburg, Gaffney sits near the NC line; Blacksburg appears along the state border. The county bridges the Upstate to the Piedmont counties of York and Union.
County seat: Union. South of Spartanburg and Cherokee, Union has a more rural pattern with Jonesville and Lockhart shown near the Broad River. The map positions Union between Spartanburg, Chester, Fairfield, and Newberry.
County seat: Laurens. Find Clinton and Laurens along the I-26 and US-76 corridors linking Greenville to Columbia. Laurens bridges the Upstate to Newberry and Greenwood.
County seat: Greenwood. South of Laurens, Greenwood includes Ninety Six, Ware Shoals, and Hodges. Lake Greenwood provides a curved shoreline on the county boundary with Newberry and Laurens.
County seat: Abbeville. West of Greenwood at the Savannah River, Abbeville is a compact county that touches Anderson, Greenwood, and McCormick. The map shows Calhoun Falls near the Georgia line.
County seat: McCormick. Small in population but large on the map, along Clarks Hill Lake at the Georgia border. Look for Plum Branch and Parksville set among expansive forested tracts.
County seat: York. The county’s largest city is Rock Hill, easily found just below the NC line south of Charlotte. Fort Mill, Clover, and Tega Cay fill the eastern arc where I-77 enters South Carolina.
County seat: Lancaster. East of York, Lancaster includes Indian Land, Kershaw, and the Catawba River valley. The map shows a thin north border with Union County, NC.
County seat: Chester. Between York and Fairfield, Chester presents Great Falls on the Catawba River at the Lancaster line. The rural grid connects southward to Fairfield and Newberry.
County seat: Winnsboro. Directly north of Columbia’s Richland County, Fairfield forms a quiet buffer between the Charlotte corridor and the capital region.
County seat: Columbia. The state capital sits at the center of the map where I-26, I-20, and I-77 meet. Richland shows Columbia, Forest Acres, Dentsville, Shandon, Fort Jackson, and Broad Lake-fed reaches toward Lake Murray on the Lexington line.
County seat: Lexington. On the west side of the Congaree and Saluda rivers, Lexington spreads from West Columbia to Irmo, Cayce, Red Bank, and Batesburg-Leesville. The curved Lake Murray shoreline is a clear label cue.
County seat: Newberry. Northwest of Columbia, Newberry sits between Saluda, Laurens, and Fairfield, with Prosperity near the lake and Whitmire toward the Union line.
County seat: Saluda. This small Midlands county links Edgefield, Lexington, Newberry, and Greenwood. The map shows Ridge Spring and farming communities on the Piedmont fall line.
County seat: Edgefield. On the Georgia border above the Augusta metro. Johnston and Trenton lie along the rail corridor to Aiken.
County seat: Aiken. Large and easy to spot west of Columbia. The map marks North Augusta on the Savannah River opposite Augusta, Georgia, plus Wagener, New Ellenton, and Jackson.
County seat: Camden. Northeast of Columbia, Camden is one of the state’s oldest towns. Other names include Lugoff, Elgin, and Bethune toward Chesterfield.
County seat: Bishopville. Between Kershaw, Sumter, and Darlington, Lee shows a rural grid with Bishopville near I-20.
County seat: Sumter. Central among the Pee Dee counties with Shaw Air Force Base nearby. The map shows Dalzell and the wetlands that feed the Santee system.
County seat: Manning. South of Sumter, Clarendon wraps the north and west shores of Lake Marion, a significant waterway between the Midlands and Lowcountry.
County seat: Florence. Florence is the hub where I-95 meets I-20. Surrounding towns include Lake City, Timmonsville, and Johnsonville on the county edges.
County seat: Darlington. Just northwest of Florence. Hartsville and Society Hill appear along the Lynches River.
County seat: Chesterfield. On the NC line above Marlboro and Darlington. Cheraw sits on the Great Pee Dee River with Pageland at the western corner.
County seat: Bennettsville. Northeast corner along the NC line with Clio, Blenheim, and McColl near Laurinburg, NC.
County seat: Dillon. North of Marion at the NC line. Latta and Little Rock appear along the I-95 corridor.
County seat: Marion. Between Florence and Horry, Marion shows Mullins and the river lowlands that point toward Conway.
County seat: Conway. The northeastern coastal giant. The map highlights Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, and the Waccamaw River system inland - the coast curves from Little River at the NC line to Murrells Inlet at the Georgetown boundary.
County seat: Georgetown. Where the Waccamaw, Pee Dee, Black, and Sampit rivers meet. The map shows Pawleys Island, Andrews, Murrells Inlet, and the broad Winyah Bay.
County seat: Moncks Corner. North of Charleston with Goose Creek, Hanahan, and Daniel Island near the Cooper River and Lake Moultrie. Use I-26 as a light cue from Summerville to North Charleston and Charleston’s peninsula.
County seat: Charleston. A centerpiece on the coast. Labels include Mount Pleasant, North Charleston (partly in Dorchester and Berkeley), and barrier islands like Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, Folly Beach, and Kiawah Island. The county’s outline follows tidal rivers and inlets around Charleston Harbor.
County seat: St. George. The map shows Summerville at the Berkeley and Charleston edges, then pushes northwest to Ridgeville and Harleyville along I-26. St. George sits near the county center on the old trading path.
County seat: Orangeburg. One of the largest counties, joining the Midlands to the Lowcountry. The map shows Santee at Lake Marion, Holly Hill, and Bowman along the I-26 approach to Charleston.
County seat: St. Matthews. A small county between Orangeburg, Lexington, and Richland. It touches the Congaree bottomlands and is easy to find by its compact shape.
County seat: Walterboro. Southwest of Charleston. The map marks Edisto Beach, Cottageville, and the long river marshes down to the ACE Basin.
County seat: Bamberg. Located west of Colleton and south of Orangeburg, with Denmark and Olar serving as small anchors.
County seat: Barnwell. Beneath Aiken, near the Savannah River, with Williston and Blackville.
County seat: Hampton. Between Colleton and Jasper. The towns Varnville, Yemassee, and Estill appear on the grid.
County seat: Ridgeland. The last county before Georgia and Savannah. The map notes Hardeeville at the state line and the tidal flats of the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.
County seat: Beaufort. A complex coastal county with Port Royal, Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, St. Helena Island, and the Long Sea Islands. Rivers and sounds carve broad inlets labeled Port Royal Sound and St. Helena Sound.
Regions at a glance
Upstate counties: Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, Laurens, Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick.
Midlands counties: Richland, Lexington, Newberry, Fairfield, Kershaw, Saluda, Edgefield, Aiken, Calhoun, Orangeburg.
Pee Dee counties: Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dillon, Darlington, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon, Georgetown.
Lowcountry counties: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper, Beaufort, plus parts of Orangeburg and Bamberg that drain to the coastal estuaries.
Neighboring states
North Carolina to the north across York, Lancaster, Chester, Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dillon, Horry, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Cherokee.
Georgia to the west and southwest across Oconee, Anderson, Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield, Aiken, Barnwell, Allendale, Hampton, Jasper, and Beaufort.
Atlantic Ocean to the east, where Horry, Georgetown, Charleston, Colleton, and Beaufort meet the sea.
Road-light confirmation
I-85 tells you where the Upstate metro runs.
I-26 confirms the spine from Spartanburg to Columbia to Charleston.
I-20 runs diagonally from Augusta to Florence through Columbia.
I-77 points Charlotte to Columbia.
I-95 flags the eastern through route near Florence, Clarendon, and Colleton.
County seats and principal places Every county label is matched with its seat in bold nearby: Greenville, Spartanburg, York, Chester, Lancaster, Winnsboro, Newberry, Columbia in Richland, Lexington, Saluda, Edgefield, Aiken, Orangeburg, St. Matthews, Sumter, Manning, Florence, Bishopville, Darlington, Camden, Bennettsville, Dillon, Marion, Conway, Georgetown, Moncks Corner, St. George, Charleston, Walterboro, Beaufort, Hampton, Ridgeland, Barnwell, Bamberg, Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Union, Gaffney, Anderson, Pickens, Walhalla, McCormick.
Coastline rhythm starts at Little River on the North Carolina line. Move south along the Grand Strand through Myrtle Beach to Murrells Inlet, cross the marshes into Georgetown and Winyah Bay, continue to McClellanville and Awendaw, and into Charleston and Mount Pleasant. Then sweep across Folly Beach, Edisto, Hunting Island, Beaufort, Hilton Head, and finally the Savannah River line in Georgia.
Map use for classrooms and trips. Use the county colors to compare the Upstate manufacturing belt with the Lowcountry coastal economy. Track rivers like the Santee and Savannah to understand drainage basins. Keep highways as simple orientation only, so the county pattern remains clear.
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