Abbeville (A-bee-vil), county (511 sq mi/1,323 sq km; 1990 pop. 23,862), NW S.C.; Abbeville; 34°13'N 82°27'W. Bounded SW by Savannah R., NE in part by the Saluda R. Includes part of Sumter Natl. Forest in SE. Piedmont agr. area (chickens, eggs, hogs, cattle; wheat, oats, soybeans, hay; dairying). Formed 1785.
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