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.
We
are interested in the these counties,
which comprise
the South Carolina Piedmont
| Abbeville |
Anderson |
Cherokee |
Chester |
| Edgefield |
Fairfield |
Greenville |
Greenwood |
| Laurens |
McCormick |
Newberry |
Oconee |
| Pickens |
Spartanburg |
Union |
York |
** Please Note** Prior to 1868
all South Carolina counties
were
called districts. The name of the governmental area changed at that
time but not its function.
Earlier,
alternate designations for this area include
| Cambridge
District |
Camden District |
Craven County |
Ninety Six
District |
| Pendleton
District |
Pickney
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 ot 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.
The Piedmont Historical Society
P.O. Box 487
Lyman, South Carolina
29365
