Spartanburg County is bounded as follows: on the north by the North Carolina line; on the west by Greenville County from which it is divided by a line commencing on the North Carolina line at a stone marked "S.C. 1815" on one side and "N.C. Sept.15" on the other side at N 1,225,788.54 and E 1,636,650.35 [North American Datum 1983-86 (NAD 83-86)]; thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,193,615.00 and E 1,635,730.00 (NAD 83-86); thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,155,409.00 and E 1,634,410.00 (NAD 83-86); thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,133,159.00 and E 1,633,701.00 (NAD 83-86) at the north end of North Line Street at its approximate intersection with Arlington Avenue in the City of Greer; thence following a straight line southward approximately along the centerline of North Line Street to a point N 1,131,240.00 and E 1,633,595.00 (NAD 83-86) where North Line Street becomes South Line Street in the City of Greer; thence following a straight line southward approximately along the centerline of South Line Street to a point at N 1,128,573.00 and E 1,633,500.00 (NAD 83-86) where the centerline of South Line Street is approximately tangent to the centerline of New Woodruff Road in the City of Greer; thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,102,217.00 and E 1,632,108.00 (NAD 83-86) which is a point where the old bridge crossed the Enoree River; thence down the Enoree River to a point about one and three-fourths miles below Anderson's Bridge (the corner of Greenville and Laurens Counties); on the southwest by the Enoree River, down to a dead Spanish oak below Head's Ford, and a little above the mouth of a small creek which divides it from Laurens County; on the southeast by Union County, from which it is divided by the following lines: beginning at the dead Spanish oak on the north side of the Enoree River, and running N. 12° E.3 miles and 26 chains; thence N. 17° E.2 miles and 28 chains; thence N. 6.5° E.11 miles and 15 chains, crossing Tyger River to Fair Forest Creek; thence N. 33° 45' E.6 miles and 37 chains to Pacolet River, a little below Gist's Mill; thence along the western boundary of Cherokee County to the North Carolina state line.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-92; 1952 Code Section 14-92; 1942 Code Section 3017; 1932 Code Section 3017; Civ. C. '22 Section 709; Civ. C. '12 Section 626; Civ. C. '02 Section 565; G. S. 433; R. S. 492; (4) 661; (7) 284; 1897 (22) 589; 1993 Act No. 7, Section 3, eff February 18, 1993; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 142B, eff June 29, 1994.

Effect of Amendment

The 1993 amendment redefined the boundary of Spartanburg County.

The 1994 amendment substituted "Line Street" for "Main Street" in five instances, to correct the boundary description.