Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA

Dorchester County is a county in southeastern South Carolina’s Charleston region. St. George is the county seat, while Summerville is its largest town and a principal population center toward the county’s southeastern end. Other municipalities include Ridgeville, Harleyville and Reevesville, along with part of North Charleston. Established in 1897, the county takes its name from the earlier colonial settlement of Dorchester. Its landscape includes growing suburban communities near Charleston as well as smaller towns, forests and rural areas farther inland.