Baton Rouge, South Carolina
Baton Rouge is an unincorporated community in Chester County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1]
History[]
The community was named for a red pole (French: baton rouge) which marked the frontier between Indian lands and colonial lands.[2] A variant name is "Batonrouge".[1]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baton Rouge
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 23.
Coordinates: 34°41′49″N 81°20′38″W / 34.69694°N 81.34389°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
- Unincorporated communities in Chester County, South Carolina
- South Carolina geography stubs