Bordeaux is an unincorporated community in McCormick County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
History The first permanent settlement at Bordeaux was made in 1764. The community was originally built up by French Huguenot settlers, who named it after their native home in Bordeaux, France. Variant names are "French Town" and "New Bordeaux". A post office called Bordeaux was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1942.
In 1925, Bordeaux had 335 inhabitants.
References
Florence Gasparini, « Trouver asile dans le Nouveau Monde : le refuge du révérend Gibert en Caroline du Sud en 1764 », Diasporas [En ligne], 41 | 2023, mis en ligne le 17 juillet 2023.