Anderson-Oconee-Pickens County SC Searching Around Help

Doing research in the “Golden Corner” of South Carolina (Anderson-Greenville-Oconee-Pickens Counties) might be time consuming for you, because of how these counties were formed. Based on your time-period, you might need to research multiple counties.

Anderson County

Anderson County and its county seat, Anderson, were named for Revolutionary War general Robert Anderson (1741-1812). This region was occupied by the Cherokee Indians until 1777, when it was ceded by treaty to the state. Part of the "Indian Land" became Pendleton District (also called Washington District at one time.) The area was given its present name in 1826, when Pendleton District was split into Anderson and Pickens. Most of the early settlers of this area were Scotch-Irish farmers who moved south from Pennsylvania and Virginia in the eighteenth century. The oldest town in the county is Pendleton, which was founded around 1790; it became a popular summer resort for low country planters in the nineteenth century. Some famous residents of Anderson County were United States senator and governor Olin D. Johnston (1896-1965), business leader Charles E. Daniel (1895-1964), and composer Lily Strickland (1884-1958). (Submitted by: SC State Library / Mary Morgan, 31-Mar-2008)

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Anderson County Book-of-the-Dead Cemetery Survey (Searchable Database)

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Anderson County Genealogical Society Cemetery Surveys

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Lake Hartwell Graves Moved During Lake Construction

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Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society GEDCOM (Searchable Database)

South Carolina Cemetery Project (Includes Cemetery Survey Book Surname Indexes)

South Carolina GenWeb Tombstone Project

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Greenville County

The origins of the name Greenville County are uncertain, but the county was probably named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) or for an early resident, Isaac Green. This part of the state was the territory of the Cherokee Indians until 1777. Scotch-Irish and English settlers began moving into the area soon after it was ceded to the state. Greenville District was created in 1786, but from 1791 to 1800 it was part of the larger Washington District. The county seat was originally named Pleasantburg, but in 1831 the name was changed to Greenville. Because of its location in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Greenville County became a popular summer retreat for low country planters. Encouraged by abundant streams and rivers, textile manufacturers began operating in the area as early as the 1820s, and after the Civil War Greenville County became a textile center. Diplomat and Congressman Waddy Thompson(1798-1868) was a resident of Greenville, and in more recent years the county has produced baseball player "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (1887-1951), Nobel Prize winner Charles Townes, and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. (Submitted by: SC State Library / Mary Morgan, 31-Mar-2008)

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Greenville County Public Library System

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Greenville County SC GenWeb "Archive"

Greenville Newspaper Obituary Indexes: 1917-1993 1994-2000 2001+

Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society GEDCOM (Searchable Database)

South Carolina Cemetery Project (Includes Cemetery Survey Book Surname Indexes)

South Carolina GenWeb Tombstone Project

Oconee County

Oconee County takes its name from an Indian word. It was formed in 1868 from Pickens District, and the county seat is Walhalla. This area in the northwest corner of the state on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains was home to the Cherokees, but the Indians gave up their lands in treaties signed in 1777 and 1816. After the American Revolution, settlers from other parts of the state began moving in, including the Germans from Charleston who founded the town of Walhalla in 1850. In 1856 work began on a tunnel for the Blue Ridge Railroad that would have linked Charleston with Knoxville, Tennessee, but the Civil War ended that project; the unfinished Stumphouse Tunnel can still be seen today. Several Revolutionary War heroes moved to present day Oconee County after the war, including Andrew Pickens (1739-1817), Robert Anderson (1741-1813), and Benjamin Cleveland (1738-1806). (Submitted by: SC State Library / Mary Morgan, 31-Mar-2008)

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Lake Hartwell Graves Moved During Lake Construction

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Oconee County Cemetery Survey (Searchable Database)

Oconee County GenWeb "Homestead" (General type county stuff)

Oconee County GenWeb Cemetery "Archive" (Archived GPS, history, images & inscriptions) (Searchable Database)

Oconee County GenWeb Cemetery "Holdings" (GPS, history, images & inscriptions)

Oconee County Need-to-Find Cemeteries

Oconee County Public Library System

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Oconee County SC GenWeb "Archives"

Old Pendleton District Chapter of SC Genealogical Society (Homestead)

Old Pendleton District Chapter of SC Genealogical Society (Library)

Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society GEDCOM (Searchable Database)

South Carolina Cemetery Project (Includes Cemetery Survey Book Surname Indexes)

South Carolina GenWeb Tombstone Project

Pickens County

Pickens County was named for Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens (1739-1817). The county seat is the town of Pickens. This area in the northwestern corner of the state was Indian territory until 1777. It subsequently became part of Pendleton District (at one time called Washington District). In 1826 Pendleton was divided into two counties, Pickens and Anderson; the western portion of Pickens County was later split off to form Oconee County (1868). The earliest European settlers in this region were Indian traders. The British built Fort Prince George around 1753 as protection against the Indians, and the fort was the site of several battles in the Cherokee War of 1760-62. The Cherokee town of Old Seneca was later destroyed by American troops in 1776. John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), United States vice president, senator, and cabinet member, made his home at Fort Hill plantation in Pickens County. His son-in-law, Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), bequeathed the plantation to the state for use as an agricultural college, which led to the founding of Clemson University. (Submitted by: SC State Library / Mary Morgan, 31-Mar-2008)

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Genealogical Society Cemetery Surveys (For Sale)

Lake Hartwell Graves Moved During Lake Construction

Lake Keowee Graves Moved During Lake Construction

Old Pendleton District Chapter of SC Genealogical Society (Homestead)

Old Pendleton District Chapter of SC Genealogical Society (Library)

Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society Archived Newsletters

Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society Cemetery Surname Index (Searchable Database)

Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society GEDCOM (Searchable Database)

Pickens County Cemetery Project

Pickens County GenWeb "Homestead" (General type county stuff)

Pickens County GenWeb Cemetery "Archive" (Archived GPS, history, images & inscriptions) (Searchable Database)

Pickens County GenWeb Cemetery "Holdings" (GPS, history, images & inscriptions)

Pickens County Need-to-Find Cemeteries

Pickens County Public Library System

Pickens County Query Board

Pickens County Query Forum

Pickens County SC GenWeb "Archives"

Pickens County Surname Project (Searchable Database)

South Carolina Cemetery Project (Includes Cemetery Survey Book Surname Indexes)

South Carolina GenWeb Tombstone Project

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