North Carolina–South Carolina border

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The North Carolina–South Carolina border is the state line separating North and South Carolina, running from the Atlantic coast inland and serving as a key legal and geographic boundary in the southeastern United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state boundary
interstate border
adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
country United States
crosses Interstate 77
Interstate 85
Interstate 95
U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 521 NERFINISHED
definedBy colonial charters of Carolina
demarcatedBy boundary monuments
river channels in some segments
survey markers
followsFeature Atlantic coastal plain
Blue Ridge escarpment
Catawba River region
linked to: Catawba River

Pee Dee River region
linked to: Pee Dee River
governs law enforcement jurisdiction
state jurisdiction
tax authority
voting districts separation
hasDisputes boundary alignment disagreements
property ownership questions
tax jurisdiction issues
hasEndPoint Blue Ridge Mountains
hasHistoricalOrigin colonial-era boundary surveys
hasLegalStatus state boundary recognized by both states
state boundary recognized by federal law
hasStartPoint Atlantic Ocean
historyIncludes marker relocations
modern GPS-based resurveying
surveying errors
locatedInRegion Southeastern United States
near Charlotte metropolitan area
Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
Rock Hill metropolitan area
linked to: Rock Hill

Wilmington metropolitan area
partOf boundary between U.S. states
reSurveyedIn 18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
separates North Carolina
South Carolina
usedFor administrative division
census delineation
legal venue determination
school district boundaries
utility service territories

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U.S. Route 501 crossesStateLine North Carolina–South Carolina border
Catawba River crosses North Carolina–South Carolina border
Sassafras Mountain locatedNear North Carolina–South Carolina border
Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia metropolitan area crossesStateBorder North Carolina–South Carolina border
Fort Mill, South Carolina locatedNear North Carolina–South Carolina border
Dillon County, South Carolina hasBorderFeature North Carolina–South Carolina state line
linked to: North Carolina–South Carolina border
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina connects South Carolina state line
linked to: North Carolina–South Carolina border
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina terminusSouth South Carolina state line near Rowland, North Carolina
linked to: North Carolina–South Carolina border
Chesterfield County, South Carolina isOn South Carolina–North Carolina border
linked to: North Carolina–South Carolina border