The Piedmont Historical Society, South Carolina

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** 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**
Cambridge District	Camden District	Craven County	Ninety Six District
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.

OFFICERS 2008-9

President Raymond Smith	First Vice President of Programs Evelyn Henderson	Second Vice President Mark Bray
Treasurer Leigh C. Smith	Secretary	Corresponding Secretary
Editor of Quarterly Dr. James L. Reid	Research Editor Dr. James L. Reid	Website Maintenance Ted Zajac, Jr.

Send queries and articles for consideration for publication to Dr. James Reid

The Piedmont Historical Society
P.O. Box 487
Lyman, South Carolina 29365

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