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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Finland, South Carolina

Finland is an unincorporated community in Bamberg County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

History

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

References

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

33°21′58″N 81°05′35″W / 33.36611°N 81.09306°W / 33.36611; -81.09306