Back in 1882, Greenville County was made up by more than a dozen townships. In fact, there were 16. Today, there are 16 “census-designated places”, six cities + two unincorporated communities in the County. We came across these townships via a map from 1882, which shows the boundaries for the different areas.
We’re history buffs here at GVLtoday – and find a lot of interesting info in the Facebook group “Greenville SC Natives” – including this gem. Then, we learned that the original is housed digitally via the Library of Congress, and free to download. Bonus: Amazon sells a high-quality version of this map for $14.89.
Many of the names are obvious, such as Paris Mtn. (the mountain was named by Richard Pearis in 1770) + Saluda (likely after the area river). Here’s the full list of the township names. Scroll down to let us know which one you live in –
