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Published Soil Surveys for South Carolina

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

PDF files require Acrobat Reader.
Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
 How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

State Conservationist
Strom Thurmond Federal Building, Room 950
1835 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2489
Phone: 803-253-3935
FAX: 803-253-3670

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Abbeville Area 1902 No No No No
Abbeville County 1937 No No No No
Abbeville County 1980 Yes No No No
Abbeville County Current No No No Yes
Aiken Area 1985 Yes No Yes No
Aiken Area Current No No No Yes
Allendale County 1993 Yes No Yes No
Allendale County Current No No No Yes
Anderson County 1909 No No No No
Anderson County 1979 Yes No No No
Anderson County Current No No No Yes
Bamberg County 1913 No No No No
Bamberg County 1966 No No No No
Bamberg County 2007 No No Yes No
Bamberg County Current No No No Yes
Barnwell Area 1977 No No No No
Barnwell County 1912 No No No No
Barnwell County, Eastern Part Current No No No Yes
Beaufort and Jasper Counties 1980 Yes No No No
Beaufort County Current No No No Yes
Berkeley County 1916 No No No No
Berkeley County 1980 Yes Yes No No
Berkeley County Current No No No Yes
Calhoun County 1963 No No No No
Calhoun County 2006 No No Yes No
Calhoun County Current No No No Yes
Campobello Area 1903 No No No No
Charleston Area 1904 No No No No
Charleston Area Current No No No Yes
Charleston County 1971 No Yes Yes No
Cherokee County 1905 No No No No
Cherokee County 1962 Yes No No No
Cherokee County Current No No No Yes
Chester and Fairfield Counties 1982 Yes No Yes No
Chester County 1912 No No No No
Chester County Current No No No Yes
Chesterfield County 1914 No No No No
Chesterfield County 1995 Yes Yes No No
Chesterfield County Current No No No Yes
Clarendon County 1910 No No No No
Clarendon County 1976 Yes No No No
Clarendon County Current No No No Yes
Colleton County 1982 Yes No Yes No
Colleton County Current No No No Yes
Conway Area 1909 No No No No
Darlington Area 1902 No No No No
Darlington County 1960 Yes Yes No No
Darlington County 2000 Yes Yes No No
Darlington County 2006 No No Yes No
Darlington County Current No No No Yes
Dillon County 1931 No No No No
Dillon County 1978 Yes Yes No No
Dillon County Current No No No Yes
Dorchester County 1915 No No No No
Dorchester County 1990 Yes Yes No No
Dorchester County Current No No No Yes
Edgefield County 1938 No No No No
Edgefield County 1981 Yes No Yes No
Edgefield County Current No No No Yes
Fairfield County 1911 No No No No
Fairfield County Current No No No Yes
Florence and Sumter Counties 1974 No Yes No No
Florence County 1914 No No No No
Florence County Current No No No Yes
Georgetown County 1911 No No No No
Georgetown County 1982 Yes No Yes No
Georgetown County Current No No No Yes
Greenville County 1921 No No No No
Greenville County 1975 Yes No No No
Greenville County Current No No No Yes
Greenwood and McCormick Counties 1980 Yes No No No
Greenwood County 1929 No No No No
Greenwood County Current No No No Yes
Hampton County 1915 No No No No
Hampton County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Hampton County Current No No No Yes
Horry County 1918 No No No No
Horry County 1986 No Yes No No
Horry County Current No No No Yes
Jasper County Current No No No Yes
Kershaw Area 1989 Yes Yes No No
Kershaw Area Current No No No Yes
Kershaw County 1919 No No No No
Lancaster County 1904 No No No No
Lancaster County 1973 Yes No No No
Lancaster County Current No No No Yes
Laurens and Union Counties 1975 Yes No No No
Laurens County Current No No No Yes
Lee County 1907 No No No No
Lee County 1963 No No No No
Lee County 2007 No No Yes No
Lee County Current No No No Yes
Lexington County 1922 No No No No
Lexington County 1976 Yes No No No
Lexington County Current No No No Yes
Marion County 1980 No Yes No No
Marion County Current No No No Yes
Marlboro County 1917 No No No No
Marlboro County 1965 No No No No
Marlboro County 2000 Yes Yes No No
Marlboro County 2006 No No Yes No
Marlboro County Current No No No Yes
McCormick County Current No No No Yes
Newberry County 1918 No No No No
Newberry County 1960 Yes No No No
Newberry County 2008 No No Yes No
Newberry County Current No No No Yes
Oconee Area Current No No No Yes
Oconee County 1907 No No No No
Oconee County 1963 No No No No
Orangeburg Area 1904 No No No No
Orangeburg Area 1913 No No No No
Orangeburg County 1988 No Yes No No
Orangeburg County Current No No No Yes
Pickens County 1943 No No No No
Pickens County 1972 No No No No
Pickens County Current No No No Yes
Richland County 1916 No No No No
Richland County 1978 Yes Yes Yes No
Richland County Current No No No Yes
Saluda County 1909 No No No No
Saluda County 1962 Yes No No No
Saluda County Current No No No Yes
Savannah River Plant Area, Parts of Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale Counties 1990 Yes No Yes No
Savannah River Plant Area, Parts of Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale Counties Current No No No Yes
Spartanburg County 1921 No No No No
Spartanburg County 1968 Yes Yes No No
Spartanburg County Current No No No Yes
Sumter County 1907 No No No No
Sumter County 1943 No No No No
Sumter County Current No No No Yes
Sumter National Forest Area, Oconee County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Sumter National Forest Area, Oconee County Current No No No Yes
Union County 1913 No No No No
Union County Current No No No Yes
Williamsburg County 1928 No No No No
Williamsburg County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Williamsburg County Current No No No Yes
York County 1905 No No No No
York County 1965 No No No No
York County Current No No No Yes