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York County, SC

York County South Carolina History and Facts

York county became a county in 1785. There are 685 square miles. The area was was settled by immigrants from York, PA. The county seat was named Yorkville but the “ville” was dropped in 1915. The county seat is the city of York.

Two battles were fought in this area during the Revolutionary War, Williamson’s Plantation (July 12, 1780) and Kings Mountain (October 7, 1780); the latter battle was a major victory for the Americans. Small-scale cotton farming was prevalent in the county in the nineteenth century, but textile mills became important in the twentieth century, contributing to the growth of the county’s largest city, Rock Hill. Some well-known natives of York County are Revolutionary leader Colonel William Bratton (1742-1815) and writer Dori Sanders.

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York County Quick Facts

Population: 161,100
Became a County: 1785
Area: 685 square miles
Average Temperatures:
Summer: high-90 degrees / low-70 degrees / median-80 degrees
Winter: high-60 degrees / low-35 degrees / median-52 degrees
Location: 25 miles from Charlotte, N.C.
184 miles from Myrtle Beach, S.C.
190 miles from Charleston, S.C.
96 miles from Asheville, N.C.
130 miles from Boone, N.C.
170 miles from Gatlinburg, T.N.

Cities or places in York County SC.

Bethany
Bowling Green
Brattonsville
Bullock Creek
Catawba
Clover
Delphia
Filbert
Fort Mill
Hickory Grove
India Hook
Lake Wylie
Lancaster
Lesslie
McConnells
Newport
Rock Hill
Sharon
Smyrna
Tega Cay
Tirzah
York - county seat