Moncks Corner, South Carolina
town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
Moncks Corner is a town in and the county seat of Berkeley County in South Carolina, United States. It lies south of Lake Moultrie in the Charleston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 13,297.
History
The area in which Moncks Corner lies was historically occupied by the Edisto people, a sub-tribe of the Cusabo. Descendants of the Edisto form part of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, a community located between Moncks Corner and Summerville. The 1,500-member tribe was recognized by the state as an Indian tribe in 2009.
During the colonial era, Moncks Corner became a major settlement area of French Protestant Huguenots, who came to South Carolina between 1684 and 1688 as refugees due to religious persecution in France. Many family surnames in Berkeley and adjacent counties are of French origin. The Huguenots soon began to intermarry with the English colonists.
The town of Moncks Corner dates back to 1728 and is named for landowner Thomas Monck.
“Moncks Corner, South Carolina” enters the record as town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Moncks, Corner and South can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2238330. VIAF identifies the subject as 126696848. The Library of Congress control number is n82151025. Authority coordinates are 33.196, -80.014. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2009, 1684 and 1688.
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