Finland is an unincorporated community in Bamberg County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. [1]
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. [2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finland, South Carolina
- ^ Boman, Roberta A. (August 20, 1981). "Railroad gave towns names". The Sumter Daily Item. pp. 6B. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of
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33°21′58″N 81°05′35″W / 33.36611°N 81.09306°W
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