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Finland, South Carolina

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Coordinates: 33°21′58″N 81°05′35″W / 33.36611°N 81.09306°W / 33.36611; -81.09306
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Finland is an unincorporated community in Bamberg County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1]

History

Finland was so named in order to fit with the railroad's "Scandinavian" naming scheme; other such examples include Norway, South Carolina and Sweden, South Carolina.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finland, South Carolina
  2. ^ Boman, Roberta A. (Aug 20, 1981). "Railroad gave towns names". The Sumter Daily Item. pp. 6B. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

33°21′58″N 81°05′35″W / 33.36611°N 81.09306°W / 33.36611; -81.09306


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