Georgetown County, South Carolina
Georgetown County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,404. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county was founded in 1769. It is named for George III of the United Kingdom.
Georgetown County Courthouse
Winnowing house, Mansfield Plantation, Georgetown County
Quercus virginica, Live oak in winter. A pasture in Georgetown County.
Fishing the Pee Dee off the old US 17 bridge near Georgetown
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Lowcountry. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,163. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Black, Great Pee Dee, Waccamaw, and Sampit rivers, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling over 960,000 tons of materials a year, while Charleston is the largest.
Georgetown harbor
The Harborwalk
A glimpse of downtown Georgetown, looking north from Francis Marion Park
Looking at Georgetown from the point in East Bay Park