South Sumter

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South Sumter

Total population

1,626

Elevation49 m

Land area6.2 km²

Weather56°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates33.89°, -80.34°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

South Sumter is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,365 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sumter, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for South Sumter, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

George W. Murray

American politician (1853–1926)

Bob Montgomery

American boxer

Shawn Weatherly

American beauty queen, actress (active 1980–)

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William Houston

American politician (1746-1788)

John S. Richardson

American politician, South Carolina (1828-1894)

Bobby Richardson

American baseball player

John Gayle

American politician (1792-1859)

Glen Browder

American politician

Jim Clyburn

American politician (born 1940)

Richard H. Anderson

Confederate Army general (1821-1879)

Franklin J. Moses, Jr.

American politician and civil serveant (1838-1906)

Richard Irvine Manning III

politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina (1859-1931)

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James Gathers

athletics competitor (1930–2002)

Lee Brice

American country singer

Virginia Capers

American actress (1925–2004)

Richard Irvine Manning I

50th Governor of South Carolina from 1824 to 1826

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Carolina

• Lakewood
  3.6 mi away
• East Sumter
  3.9 mi away
• Mulberry
  5.1 mi away
• Privateer
  5.6 mi away
• Cane Savannah
  6 mi away
• Cherryvale
  8.3 mi away
• Paxville
  10.2 mi away
• Wedgefield
  10.2 mi away
• Mayesville
  10.3 mi away
• Pinewood
  12.3 mi away
• Stateburg
  12.4 mi away
• St. Charles
  15 mi away

Browse all places in South Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about South Sumter

Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina

Frank Barnes · 1952

Indexes to the county wills of South Carolina

University of South Carolina. Library. · 1964

Country Boy from Sumter County, South Carolina

Coach Harry L. Fulwood Sr. · 2014

History of Sumter County, South Carolina

Anne King Gregorie · 1954

Fort Sumter

United States. National Park Service · 1984

South Carolina 1860 Agricultural Census

Linda L. Green · 2006

Folded Map Sumter County South Carolina

2002

Soil survey, Sumter County, South Carolina

Richard Thomas Avon Burke · 1943

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 144 mi
• Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, Georgia
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 215 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Seen 2026-09-17

Mournful Sphinx

Enyo lugubris

Seen 2026-09-17

Palamedes Swallowtail

Papilio palamedes

Seen 2026-09-17

Ringed Assassin Bug

Pselliopus cinctus

Seen 2026-09-17

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-17

Leptoglossus oppositus

Leptoglossus oppositus

Seen 2026-09-17

Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona crucifera

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).