Varnville, Hampton County, South Carolina, USA
Municipality
Location overview
Varnville is a town in Hampton County in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. The community began as the village of Dixie in 1860 and developed alongside the Port Royal and Augusta Railroad. Sawmill operators James G. Varn and Little Berry Varn laid out part of the settlement north of the tracks. A post office opened under the Varnville name in 1872, and the town was incorporated in 1880. Logging, agriculture and rail transportation have shaped its history.