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South Carolina Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for South Carolina
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in South Carolina, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
South Carolina Statewide Genealogical Publications
South Carolina became a state in 1788. |
South Carolina
Archives |
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The
South Carolina Archives has provided
a great page listing Genealogy
Resources at the Archives. It lists the records most useful for finding
ancestors. Many of these records have online indexes where researchers can
type in their ancestor's name. Services include a research room, research by
the reference staff and the sale of photocopies. The procedure is to
fill out a
Research Request From and wait for their response which if include the
price of photocopies if a record is found. |
South Carolina
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1790 United States Federal Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1800 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1810 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1820 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1841
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 U.S. Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
1860 U.S. Slave Schedules
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
1890 U.S. Veteran Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com
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1910 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com
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1920 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Carolina
Church
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Pub. 1867
An apology for African Methodism
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1872
History of the German Settlements and of the Lutheran Church in North and
South Carolina (on CD titled Germans, Volume 1) - CD by Heritage Books |
South Carolina
Directory
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1680-1830
Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Carolina
Family History
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BARNWELL
Barnwell of South Carolina, pub. 1898
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Carolina
History
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Pub. 1856
South Carolina, Volume 2 (Historical Sketches of South Carolina by McCarter and Co.) - CD by Heritage Books |
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WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
South Carolina. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
South Carolina State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
South Carolina
Maps
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1682-present
Maps Tracing the Formation of
Counties - free online at South Carolina Archives
In most areas of the United States genealogy records
can be found under the county name. This is the case in South Caroling.
Therefore, it is important to understand the formation of counties.
Therefore when a large county was divided into smaller counties, most of
the time the county that retains the county name will most likely have the
records for the rest of the smaller counties prior to the time the small
county was formed. To locate the records of ancestors that lived in the
area prior to the time the county was created, researchers must look in
the county from which the small county was formed. The maps found on this
web site assist in locating the earlier county names. |
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1895
1895 U.S. Atlas (South Carolina map) - free online |
2000
South Carolina State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
South Carolina
Military
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Carolina
Newspaper
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Maryland and South Carolina Lutheran Newspapers, Marriages and Deaths
- online at Ancestry.com |
South Carolina
Obituary
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1867-1878
Southern Christian Advocate Obituaries, 1867-78 - online at
Ancestry.com |
South Carolina
Vital
Records
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1641-1944
Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina Marriage Index
 - CD by Ancestry |
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1641-1985
South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1915-1949
South Carolina Death Index, 1915-1949
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
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1950-1952
South Carolina Death Index, 1950-1952
- online at Ancestry.com |
Towns and Cities in South Carolina
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A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
B
Bamberg, Bamberg, South Carolina, USA
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
C
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Conway, Horry, South Carolina, USA
D
Darlington,
Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Dillon, Dillon, South Carolina, USA
Dorchester, Dorchester,
South Carolina, USA
E
East
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
F
Fairfield, Beaufort,
South Carolina, USA
Florence, Florence, South
Carolina, USA
G
Georgetown,
Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Graniteville, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
K
Kingstree,
Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
L
Lancaster, Lancaster,
South Carolina, USA
Laurens, Laurens, South
Carolina, USA
Leesville, Lexington, South
Carolina, USA
Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
M
Marion, Marion, South
Carolina, USA
N
Newberry, Newberry, South
Carolina, USA
O
Orangeburg,
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
P
Pickens, Pickens, South
Carolina, USA
S
Saluda, Saluda, South
Carolina, USA
Spartanburg,
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina,
USA
U
Union, Union, South Carolina,
USA
W
Walhalla, Oconee, South
Carolina, USA
West Union, Oconee, South
Carolina, USA
Y
York, York, South Carolina, USA
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