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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Official Website The county was erected (formed) in 1785, but was part of what was then known as Cheraws District until 1800, at which time Chesterfield became a district itself. Under the post-American Civil War (1861-1865) state constitution of 1867, passed during the Reconstruction era, South ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Richland County, South Carolina. Official Website The county was formed in 1785 as part of the large Camden District and was most likely named for its "rich land". The county seat and largest city is Columbia, which is also the state capital. In 1786 the state legislature decided to move the capital from Charleston to a more centr...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Official Website Spartanburg County and its county seat, the city of Spartanburg, were named for the Spartan Regiment, a local militia regiment that fought in the American Revolutionary War. As Spartan County, it was formed in 1785 as a part of the Ninety-Six District. In 1791, it was renamed to S...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Horry County, South Carolina. Official Website Horry County (pronounced O'Ree) was created from Georgetown District in 1801. At this time, the county had an estimated population of 550. Isolated by the many rivers and swamps typical of the South Carolina Lowcountry, the area essentially was surrounded by water, forcing its inhabitan...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Oconee County, South Carolina. Official Website Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the county was established in 1868 and was named after an historic Cherokee town and the word "Ae-quo-nee", meaning "land beside the water." Adjacent Counties Jackson County, North Carolina Transylvania County, North Carolin...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Greenville County, South Carolina. Official Website History Greenville County was created in 1786 and was first in the overarching Ninety-Six District, but from 1791 to 1798 it was part of the new over-arching Washington District. From 1798 to 1800, it was part of the short-lived over-arching Pendleton District. In 1798, all count...
This cemetery is located on 790 SC-417, Moore, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kershaw County, South Carolina. Official Website Overview Kershaw County was named for Col. Joseph Kershaw (1727–1791), an early settler considered as "the father of Camden". Originally part of Camden District, Kershaw County was formed in 1791. During the American Revolutionary War, the British occupied Camden from June 1780 to ...
In Govan, Bamberg County, South Carolina---From Honey Ford Baptist Church, continue west half to three-quarters of a mile. On the left is a private driveway lined with stones and a Palmetto tree on either side. Just past the driveway on the left is a dirt road with an open field to the left and a wooded area to the right. Turn left on this road and continue until it ends. Turn right into the op...
Wikipedia =Limestone University, formerly Limestone College, is a private Christian university in Gaffney, South Carolina. It was established in 1845 by Thomas Curtis, a distinguished scholar born and educated in England. Limestone was the first women's college in South Carolina and one of the first in the nation; it is the third-oldest college in South Carolina. Ten buildings on the campus, as...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jasper County, South Carolina. Official Website The county was formed in 1912 and was named after Revolutionary War hero, Sergeant William Jasper. Adjacent Counties Hampton County Beaufort County Effingham County, Georgia Chatham County, Georgia Cities, Towns & Communities Coosawhatchie Gillisonville Graham...
Wikipedia =Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant and sea-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina.Founded in 1889, Clemson University consists of six colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Sciences; Engineering and Science; Health and Human Development; and Education. As of 2015, Cle...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Columbia, South Carolina.= Official Website = History Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area. The name ...
This cemetery is located on 14050 East Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Find a Grave
This cemetery is located on 1391 State Road 36, Blackstock, Chester County, South Carolina. It's also known as Hopewell ARP Church Cemetery and Hopewell Associate Reform Presbyterian Church Cemetery . Find a Grave
Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery is located on 3734 State Road S-29-729, Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina. Find a Grave Roots & Recall
The First Battle of Pocotaligo was a battle in the American Civil War fought on May 29, 1862 near Yemassee, South Carolina. The Union objective was to sever the Charleston and Savannah Railroad and thus isolate Charleston, South Carolina. The Second Battle of Pocotaligo, or Battle of Pocotaligo Bridge, or Battle of Yemassee, often referred to as simply the Battle of Pocotaligo, was a battle in...
This project is for those from South Carolina and/or their Counties. accurate information about the history of North Carolina and South Carolina, go to carolana.com .Please go to following link for more information.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hampton County, South Carolina. Official Website The county is named for Wade Hampton III, one of the country's leading slaveowners and a Lieutenant General for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. After the war, a leading proponent of the rose-tinted Lost Cause of the Confederacy interpretation of the war, he led the Rede...
This cemetery, is located on the Chester County/Fairfield County Line. The cemetery has folks buried from both counties. It's located on SC Highway 901. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Official Website The county was created in 1769 and named for William III of England. At the time of European encounter, Siouan-speaking tribes, such as the Pee Dee, Cheraw and Catawba, inhabited the Piedmont area above the fall line. The Beaver Creek Indians, the Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Official Website The county was founded in 1769. It is named for George III of England. Adjacent Counties Berkeley County Williamsburg County Charleston County Horry County Marion County Cities, Towns & Communities Andrews (part) Belle Isle DeBordieu Garden City (part)...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Florence County, South Carolina. Official Website Formed in 1888, Florence County was named for the daughter of General W. W. Harlee. Adjacent Counties Dillon County Marion County Darlington County Marlboro County Lee County Clarendon County Sumter County
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Official Website History The Barnwell District was created in 1797 (effective in 1800) from the southwestern portion of the Orangeburg District, along the Savannah River. It was named after John Barnwell , a local figure in the Revolutionary War . In 1868, under the South Carolina Constitution re...