Dedicated to the Preservation and
Sharing of Historical and Genealogical Resources and Research
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.
| OFFICERS 2008-9 |
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| Send queries and articles for
consideration for publication to Dr. James Reid, ReidJas@alltel.net |
THE PIEDMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 487
LYMAN, SOUTH CAROLINA 29365
