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History · Danwood

Half of Danwood’s homes were built after 1982

Most of Danwood was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1940 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Danwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Danwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Danwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Danwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Danwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 453. The CDP is in central Florence County, along U.S. Routes 301 and 52, 8 miles (13 km) south of Florence and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Effingham.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Danwood on the map, 1940 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Danwood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Danwood on the 1940 USGS mapDanwood on the 1986 USGS map1940Florence West sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Danwood.

Famous people

Famous people close to Danwood

Nobody well known was born in Danwood itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ronald McNairAmerican physicist, astronaut · b. 1950
Mary McLeod BethuneAmerican educator and civil rights leader · b. 1875
Raymond FeltonAmerican basketball player · b. 1984
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Shannon JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1974
Melvin PurvisFBI Agent · b. 1903
Carlisle FloydAmerican composer · b. 1926
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Bethesda SchoolschoolFlorence County Poor Farmlocale

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Danwood’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.