Charleston & the Tri-county Area

The Charleston Tri-county area is growing fast. Below is a list of the three counties and some of their main cities. Click on the city names to learn more about the individual cities. Click on the county names below to go to the official county web sites to learn more about the whole county. Some of the web sites have excellent photos and videos of the area. Click on the links in the county discriptions below to view web sites of some of our local attractions.

For your pleasure and convenience I have made two virtual tours of Charleston and the surrounding area. Please click to view.

Charleston Tour 1
Charleston Tour 2

• Berkeley County
  • Moncks Corner
  • Goose Creek
  • Daniel Island
  • Summerville (part of)
  • Ladson (part of)
  • North Charleston (part of)
• Dorchester County
  • St. George
  • Summerville (part of)
  • Ladson (part of)
  • North Charleston (part of)
• Charleston County
  • Charleston
  • Mount Pleasant
  • West Ashley
  • Isle of Palms   
  • James Island
  • Johns Island
  • Sullivan’s
  • Kiawah Island

Berkeley County  was established in 1682 , and is located in the southeast portion of South Carolina. The county seat is Moncks Corner. For an interactive map of Berkeley County click here . For videos of Berkeley County click here . Berkeley County is home of: Cypress Gardens , Old Santee Canal Park , and Mepkin Abbey . Lake Marion , Lake Moultrie , and Francis Marion National Forest provide opportunities for; fishing , hunting, camping , hiking, bird-watching , wildlife observation, and photography. Berkeley also has many beautiful plantations, some of which are open to the public. Goose Creek is the largest city in Berkeley county and a bedroom community of Charleston.

Dorchester County  was established by some Congregationists who left Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1696, to live here. Although the town no longer exists, the name was used for the county. St. George is the county seat. Here is a map of Dorchester County. Dorchester County is famous for its many plantations like Middleton Place Plantation and for Francis Beidler Forest .