Saluda County, South Carolina: History and Information

Saluda County, South Carolina

Saluda County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Saluda
Year Organized: 1896
Square Miles: 451

Court House:

108 S. Rudolph Street
County Courthouse
Saluda, SC 29138-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Saluda is named for the Saluda River, which, in turn, was named for a Native American tribe.

Demographics:

History

Saluda County was named for the Saluda River, which forms one of its borders. The county was established in 1895 from part of Edgefield County. The Cherokee Indians lived in this area for many years. In 1755 they signed a treaty with the British at their settlement, known as Saluda Old Town. Scotch-Irish and English settlers subsequently began moving into the area, while the Cherokees moved farther to the north. Two famous heroes of the Alamo, William Barrett Travis (1809-1836) and James Butler Bonham (1807-1836) were natives of what is now Saluda County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 462 square miles (1,196 km²), of which, 452 square miles (1,172 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (24 km²) of it (2.01%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Newberry County, South Carolina - north

Lexington County, South Carolina - east

Aiken County, South Carolina - south

Edgefield County, South Carolina - southwest

Greenwood County, South Carolina - northwest

Cities and Towns:

- Monetta

town

Incorporated Area

- Ridge Spring

town

Incorporated Area

- Saluda (County Seat)

town

Incorporated Area

- Ward

town

Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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Saluda County, South Carolina

Saluda County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Demographics:

History

Geography

Neighboring Counties:

Cities and Towns:

County Resources:

County Resource Guide

Penn Foster High School