Sweden is an unincorporated community in Bamberg County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1]
History
editSweden was so named in order to fit with the railroad's "Scandinavian" naming scheme; other such examples include Norway, South Carolina, and Finland, South Carolina.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweden, South Carolina
- ^ Boman, Roberta A. (August 20, 1981). "Railroad gave towns names". The Sumter Daily Item. pp. 6B. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
33°22′45″N 81°08′06″W / 33.37917°N 81.13500°W
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