Cades, South Carolina

Cades is an unincorporated community in northern Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is the birthplace of former Governor Robert Evander McNair.[2]

Cades, South Carolina
Cades Depot, Cades, SC, station agent D. J. Kirton, ~1930s
Cades, South Carolina
Cades, South Carolina
Coordinates: 33°47′12″N 79°46′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyWilliamsburg, Georgetown
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29518
Area code(s)843, 854
GNIS feature ID1247081[1]

Originally named Camp Ridge, it changed to Cades when the post office was established in 1887. The community was named after C. W. Cades, an early postmaster, or possibly after early postmaster Vernal Glenn Arnette's (1885-1974) grandfather, Cade Arnette (1823-1864). [3] [4]

Cades, SC dwellings 1930s-1940s

References

  1. "Cades". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. "SC Governors – Robert Evander McNair, 1965-1971". South Carolina's Information Highway. SCIWAY.net, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 30.
  4. "Cades Depot". SC Picture Project. Retrieved 3 July 2020.


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