Welcome to Beaufort County ...

Time Zone: Beaufort County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Beaufort is the Seat for Beaufort County.

Beaufort County was founded in 1769.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Beaufort had a population of 192,122 people. This is an increase of 17.99% since the last Census (which gave a population of 162,829 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beaufort represented 3.52% of the total population of South Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Beaufort County:

• Beaufort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
  • Beaufort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <2>
• Bluffton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <2>
• Hardeeville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <2>
• Hilton Head Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <2>
• Port Royal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <2>
• Yemassee
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to South Carolina
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  • Website for the Department of Archives and History

• Websites specific to Beaufort County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Colleton County
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  • Hampton County
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  • Jasper County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Beaufort County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Beaufort County