| York county became a county in 1785. It covers 685 square
miles. Parts of Spartanburg, |
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| A 1785 state law divided the old Camden District into seven counties, including Chester, Lancaster and York and named Yorkville as the county seat. The "ville" was dropped in 1915. | |
| Union and York counties were used to create Cherokee County in 1897. The area was settled by emigrants from York, Pa. | |
| Population (2004): 183, 762 | |
| York County Map | |
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County men in Spanish American War by Roxsanne Wells-Layton |
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