Spring Gully, South Carolina
Unincorporated community in South Carolina, U.S.
Spring Gully is an unincorporated community in Georgetown County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1]
Spring Gully sits on U.S. Route 521. It is also approximately 2 miles east of Alternate U.S. Route 17, which leads Spring Gully to cities like Moncks Corner and Summerville.
History
The community descriptively was named for the fact that a spring flowed in a nearby gully.[2]
Notable person
Chubby Checker, a rock and roll singer, was born in Spring Gully in 1941.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Gully, South Carolina
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. WPA. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-87152-191-0.
Named for a spring that formed the gully.
- ^ Benjamin Franklin V (May 30, 2016). An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians. University of South Carolina Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-61117-622-3.
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Municipalities and communities of Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States
County seat: Georgetown
- Georgetown
- Andrews‡
- Pawleys Island
communities
- Choppee
- Hopewell‡
- North Santee
- Plantersville
- Sandy Island
- Spring Gully
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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33°23′15″N 79°24′34″W / 33.38750°N 79.40944°W / 33.38750; -79.40944
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