| In the South Carolina lowcountry, Beaufort District
was formed in 1768 as one of seven original judicial districts.
In 1785, Beaufort District
was divided into four counties: Granville, Hilton, Lincoln, and
Shrewsbury. These counties never became functional, and in 1798
these counties were abolished. In 1868, Beaufort District was
designated Beaufort County.
Its county seat, the town of Beaufort, is on US-21, about forty
miles northwest of Savannah, GA and 110 miles south of Columbia.
Since the Civil War, the Marines have used Beaufort County's
Parris Island as a training base. Beaufort County is bordered
by the Atlantic Ocean, the South Carolina counties of Jasper
and Colleton, and the Georgia county of Chatham. |
