Spring Gully, South Carolina Explained

Spring Gully is an unincorporated community in Georgetown County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Spring Gully sits on U.S. Route 521. It is also approximately 2 miles east of Alternate U.S. Route 17, which leads Spring Gully to cities like Moncks Corner and Summerville.

History

The community descriptively was named for the fact that a spring flowed in a nearby gully.^[1]

Notable person

Chubby Checker, a rock and roll singer, was born in Spring Gully in 1941.^[2]

References

33.3875°N -79.4094°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Palmetto Place Names. 1941. WPA. 978-0-87152-191-0. 142. Named for a spring that formed the gully..
2. Book: Benjamin Franklin V. An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians. 30 May 2016. University of South Carolina Press. 978-1-61117-622-3. 147.