This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ncB.2ACE/1418.1 Message Board Post: What was the St. Paul's Parish, Colleton District, of the 1850's is now in Charleston County, SC. The parish's southern boundary is the Edsito River, western boundary is the modenn Dorchestor County line {ST. George- Dorchester Parish}, its northern boundary is near the Stono River {St. Andrew's Parish), its eastern boundary is the Wadmalaw River. Modern US 17 passes through the middle of the parish, from the Colleton County line to about the southern boundary of the city of Charleston. Communities that are in it include Adam's Run, Ravenal, and Hollywood. The original Colleton County was founded in 1682 and included what are now modern Colleton County, most of Dorchester County, and the southern portion of Charleston County. In 1769, Colleton County was made part of Charleston District About 1800, Colleton District was formed out of Charleston District. Colleton District was the same area as the old Colleton County with the exception of most of the coastal islands which remained in Charleston District. In 1868, Colleton District became Colleton County. In 1897, the break up of Colleton County began with. the formation of Dorchester County. The Church Act of 1705 created the parishes. Two parishes were formed in Colleton County, St. Bartholomew's Parish which was the area south of the Edisto River and St. Paul's -Stono which was north of the Edisto. St. Paul's would be divided into smaller parishes and took its modern form prior to the American Revolution. What is now Colleton County is the area that was covered by St. Bartholomew Parish.