Beaitort. I. An E. county of North Carolina, bordering on Pamlico sound and intersected by Pamlico river, which is navigable by vessels drawing 8 ft. of water; area, about 1,000 sq.m.; pop. in 1870, 13,011, of whom 4,632 were colored. The surface is level and the soil sandy or marshy. Tar and turpentine are produced in large quantities. The chief productions in 1870 were 179,994 bushels of Indian corn, 102,626 of sweet potatoes, 1,987 bales of cotton, and 59,206 lbs. of rice. There were 706 horses, 2,469 milch cows, 4,338 other cattle, 2,883 sheep, and 16,730 swine. Capital, Washington. II. A county forming the southern extremity of South Carolina, bounded N. E. by the Combahee river, S. E. by the Atlantic ocean, and separated on the S. W. from Georgia by the Savannah river; area, 1,540 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 34,359, of whom 29,050 were colored. It is watered by the Broad, Coosawhatchie, and New rivers, which are all navigable by small vessels. On the coast are several islands, the principal of which are Port Royal, St. Helena, and Hilton Head, producing sea island cotton. The Charleston and Savannah railroad traverses the county. The surface is low, the soil sandy and alluvial.

The chief productions in 1870 were 285,532 bushels of Indian corn, 118,086 of sweet potatoes, 7,486 bales of cotton, and 9,069,130 lbs. of rice. There were 1,721 horses, 1,304 mules and asses, 4,219 milch cows, 4,903 other cattle, 1,921 sheep, and 16,583 swine. Capital, Beaufort.