Sweden, South Carolina

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

History

Sweden was so named in order to fit with the railroad's "Scandinavian" naming scheme; other such examples include Norway, South Carolina and Denmark, South Carolina.[2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweden, South Carolina
  2. Boman, Roberta A. (Aug 20, 1981). "Railroad gave towns names". The Sumter Daily Item. pp. 6B. Retrieved 28 October 2015.



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