Bordeaux, South Carolina

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Bordeaux is an unincorporated community in McCormick County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. [1]

History

The first permanent settlement at Bordeaux was made in 1764. [1] The community was originally built up by French Huguenot settlers, who named it after their native home in Bordeaux, France. [2] Variant names are "French Town" and "New Bordeaux". [1] A post office called Bordeaux was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1942. [3]

In 1925, Bordeaux had 335 inhabitants. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bordeaux
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

33°55′35″N82°25′14″W / 33.92639°N 82.42056°W / 33.92639; -82.42056


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