The Piedmont Historical Society, South
Carolina
Dedicated to the
Preservation and Sharing of Historical and Genealogical Resources and
Research
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The
Piedmont Historical Society was founded in 1978 and chartered in 1981
under the laws of the State of South Carolina for the purpose of
collecting, preserving and publishing historical and genealogy records
of upstate South Carolina and other areas of the state. |
New Research by the Piedmont Historical Society:
Exciting News! Thanks to the help of the
Spartanburg County Public Libraries The Quarterlies have been scanned and are on the
publications page!
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We are interested in the
these counties,
which comprise the South Carolina Piedmont
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Abbeville |
Anderson |
Cherokee |
Chester |
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Edgefield |
Fairfield |
Greenville |
Greenwood |
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Laurens |
McCormick |
Newberry |
Oconee |
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Pickens |
Spartanburg |
Union |
York |
**Please Note** When South
Carolina became a state in 1785, the governmental units were called
counties and remained so named until 1800 when the designation
“County” was changed to ‘District”. In 1868 the name “District” was
changed back to “County”, which name has been in use since then. The
name of the governmental area changed at these dates but not its
function.
Earlier, alternate
designations for this area include
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Cambridge District |
Camden District |
Craven County |
Ninety Six District |
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Pendleton District |
Pinckney District |
St. Mark's Parish |
Washington District |
For the era prior to 1785, don't forget to check records filed in
Charleston (or Charles Town) as that was the seat of colonial government
and the place where legal documents were recorded. Prior to the early
1800's, North Carolina also claimed the northern portion of the South
Carolina Piedmont. So, some of the early records will be found in Tryon
County and Mecklenburg County as well as the colonial and state records
of North Carolina.
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