Filbert is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in York County,

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, United States, which was formerly incorporated. Filbert was disincorporated and annexed, mostly between

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

and

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. Road signs still exist to proclaim this rural village. Filbert's only major roadway is U.S. Highway 321.

Notable people

Filbert is the hometown of author

Dori Sanders Dorinda "Dori" Sanders (born 1934, York County, South Carolina) is an African-American novelist, food writer and farmer. Her first novel, ''Clover'' (1990), was a bestseller, and won a 1990 Lillian Smith Book Award. She has also written a cook ...

, whose family there has operated one of the oldest

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owned farms in the region, primarily consisting of

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orchards, since 1915.

References

Unincorporated communities in South Carolina Unincorporated communities in York County, South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub