Darlington County, South Carolina

Darlington County administrative offices are located at 1 Public Square, Darlington, SC 29532; phone: 843-398-4100.

In 1785, the South Carolina General Assembly established Darlington County, one of three subdivisions of the old Cheraw District. The origin of the name of the county and city of Darlington is uncertain; it is thought to have been so designated to honor a Colonel Darlington, a revolutionary war hero, or to have been named for a town in England. [1]

1. Steve Smith and Margaret Marion, Dowis Associates, Inc, City of Darlington Multiple Resource Area, Darlington County, SC, nomination document, 1987, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.