Posted on: Cherokee Co. SC Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/SC/Cherokee/10147 Surname: ------------------------- Hurricane Shoals is now Clifton, SC, not Cowpens. Clifton is about 4 miles from Cowpens. Clifton is on the Pacolet River and the river shoals are the reason for the name. Cowpens in not on the river.