The rural county was created from the eastern portion of Barnwell County, under the new South Carolina Constitution adopted in 1895; it included an article prescribing the process to establish new counties.Article VII – Counties and County Government of the South Carolina Constitution The referendum on creating Bamberg County was held on January 19, 1897. The name Bamberg was selected to honor General Francis Marion Bamberg.Lawrence 2003: Chapter 6 – 1897–1899 Bamberg County Created. In 1919 and again in 1920, tiny portions of northwestern Colleton County were annexed to Bamberg County.
The rural county was created from the eastern portion of Barnwell County under the new South Carolina Constitution adopted in 1895; it included an article prescribing the process to establish new counties.Article VII – Counties and County Government of the South Carolina Constitution The referendum on creating Bamberg County was held on January 19, 1897. The name Bamberg was selected to honor General Francis Marion Bamberg.Lawrence 2003: Chapter 6 – 1897–1899 Bamberg County Created. In 1919 and again in 1920, tiny portions of northwestern Colleton County were annexed to Bamberg County.