Knightsville is five minutes from our office along Central Avenue and Orangeburg Road, and it is Summerville in every practical sense except that much of it lies outside the town limits. That one difference decides which court hears a ticket and which police agency responds.
Where a Knightsville case is heard
Dorchester County's courthouse complex—the probate court, the clerk of court and General Sessions (felony) court—is in St. George, about 28 miles up Highway 78 from Summerville. The county magistrates sit in St. George and at the Troy Knight Judicial Complex on Deming Way in Summerville, and bond hearings are held at the county detention center on Hodge Road in Summerville.
Knightsville has no municipal court; the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office is the responding agency.
Dorchester County Probate Court
5200 E. Jim Bilton Blvd., St. George, SC 29477 · (843) 563-0105 · Website
Estates, guardianships and conservatorships for Dorchester County residents. Call before visiting; hearings are by appointment.
Dorchester County Detention Center
220 Hodge Road (off US-78), Summerville, SC 29483 · (843) 832-0215 · Website
Bond hearings for Dorchester County arrests are held here, in Summerville—not in St. George.
Dorchester County Courthouse (Clerk of Court; General Sessions and Common Pleas)
5200 E. Jim Bilton Blvd., St. George, SC 29477 · (843) 563-0160 · Website
Family Court sits at the Troy Knight Judicial Complex, 212 Deming Way, Summerville.
Dorchester County Magistrate Court – Summerville (Troy Knight Judicial Complex)
212 Deming Way, Summerville, SC 29483 · (843) 832-0370 · Website
Bond hearings, misdemeanors and tickets written by the Sheriff's Office or Highway Patrol in the Summerville area.
Outside the town limits
Knightsville addresses are unincorporated Dorchester County: sheriff's cases and Highway Patrol tickets go to the county magistrate on Deming Way in Summerville rather than to Summerville Municipal Court, and estates are opened with the Dorchester County Probate Court.
How we help Knightsville families
- Estate planning — wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney and living wills drafted for South Carolina law and recorded in Dorchester County where required.
- Probate and estate administration — opening, administering and closing estates in the Dorchester County Probate Court, small-estate affidavits, and disputes when they arise.
- Guardianship and conservatorship — for an aging parent or a minor, contested or not.
- Criminal defense — bond hearings at the Dorchester County Detention Center on Hodge Road in Summerville, misdemeanors in magistrate and municipal court, and felonies in Dorchester County General Sessions, defended by a former officer.
- Personal injury — car, truck and motorcycle crashes and dog bites, through our dedicated injury site.
Getting to our office from Knightsville
Follow Orangeburg Road to Tupperway Drive, then South Main Street (US-17A), Marion Avenue, Salisbury Drive, and turn onto Linwood Lane. The drive is about 3.9 miles and 8 minutes in normal traffic.
Directions from Knightsville in Google Maps
About Knightsville
| County | Dorchester County |
|---|---|
| Status | Unincorporated community straddling the Summerville town line |
| ZIP codes | 29483 |
| Landmarks | Central Avenue & Orangeburg Road crossroads; Knightsville Elementary School (Dorchester School District Two), 847 Orangeburg Rd, Summerville 29483; SCDOT 1939 county map shows the community (roadsidethoughts.com) |
Live in Knightsville? Call Frost first.
Consultations at our Summerville office, or by phone and video when the drive is not worth it.
Questions people ask
Which probate court handles an estate for a Knightsville address?
The Dorchester County Probate Court in St. George. Estates are opened in the county where the person lived at death.
Where is the bond hearing after an arrest in Knightsville?
At the Dorchester County Detention Center on Hodge Road in Summerville, usually within 24 hours of a warrant arrest.
Do you meet clients in Knightsville?
Consultations are at our Summerville office or by phone and video. For estate-plan signings we can sometimes arrange a meeting closer to you; ask when you call.
Related pages
Estate planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills for South Carolina families.
Learn moreProbate
Estate administration, executor guidance, small estates, disputes and guardianship.
Learn moreCriminal defense
Drug charges, domestic violence, bond, warrants, traffic and expungements.
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