Baton Rouge is an unincorporated community in Chester County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.^[1]

History

The community was named for a red pole (French: baton rouge) which marked the frontier between Indian lands and colonial lands.^[2] A variant name is "Batonrouge".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baton Rouge
^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 23.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Chester County, South Carolina, United States
County seat: Chester
City	Chester	Map of South Carolina highlighting Chester County
Towns	Fort Lawn Great Falls Lowrys Richburg
CDPs	Eureka Mill Gayle Mill
Unincorporated communities	Bascomville Baton Rouge Blackstock‡ Edgemoor Lando Leeds Wilksburg
Ghost town	Fudges
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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34°41′49″N 81°20′38″W / 34.69694°N 81.34389°W / 34.69694; -81.34389

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