Searching Around Genealogical Resource Help

25 Aug 2008

Doing research in the “Golden Corner” of South Carolina (Anderson-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 all (3) counties. 

- In 1789 Pendleton County was formed as part of the 96th Judicial District from Indian Country.
- In 1795 Pendleton County was placed in the Washington Judicial District.
- In 1799, Pendleton County was named Pendleton District by the State legislature and Washington Judicial District was discontinued.
- In 1826/27, Pendleton District was divided into the Anderson & Pickens Districts.
- In 1868 the state legislature decided to change all districts to counties
- Current-day Anderson County represents the old Anderson District.
- Current-day Pickens County represents part of old Pickens District.
- Current-day Oconee County represents part of old Pickens County & added Indian Land.
- In 1986, Pickens County annexed Oconee land that included Clemson College & area extending SE to Anderson County.
 

• OneGreatFamily.com

• Everton Publishers

• Genealogy Toolbox

• GenForum

• FamilySearch

• Ancestry.com

• RootsWeb

• FamilyHistory.com

• Genealogy Resources

• Roots Surname List

• GenServ

• Internet Family Finder 

FREE Legacy Family Tree Software

Note: Free version will not include any Date-of-Deaths on printed out Forms.  (This is a 1st-class program.)

African American Genealogical Research:

Census: GoldenCorner Census WebPage

Church of Latter-day Saints: (Searchable Databases)

• Family History Library

• Family History Library Holdings

• Search for Your Ancestors

• South Carolina Resources

Daughters of the American Revolution Library:

Ellis Island NY Immigrations:

Find-a-Grave - By County & Cemetery Name:

Foreign-to-English Name Cross-Reference: - By Paul M Kankula - nn8nn

GenWeb Archives, GenWeb Project & World GenWeb Projects:

The US & World GenWeb Projects consists of a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. The Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone.

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

US GenWeb County Homestead Projects: (*)

(*) = The USGenWeb Project is ill and many County Homesteads are not working correctly, as a result of them switching servers.  The USGenWeb Project has recently moved from Rootsweb.com to Ancestry.RootsWeb.com to USGenWeb.org and is in the process of moving again....   

      Georgia:  State Homestead

• Franklin County - borders Oconee County

• Habersham County - borders Oconee County

• Hart County - borders Oconee County 

• Rabun County - borders Oconee County

• Stephens County - borders Oconee County

      North Carolina:  State Homestead

• Jackson County borders Oconee County

• Macon County - borders Oconee County 

• Transylvania County - borders Oconee & Pickens counties 

      South Carolina:  State Homestead

• Abbeville County - borders Anderson County & was part of Old 96 District

• Anderson County - was formed from Pendleton District & borders Pickens County

• Greenville County - borders Anderson & Pickens Counties

• Laurens County - borders Anderson County  

• Oconee County - was formed from Pickens County, borders Anderson & Pickens Counties

• Pendleton District - was formed from Ninety-Six District

• Pickens County - was formed from Pendleton District & borders Oconee County  

Heritage Quest Microfilm Catalog:

Internet Search Engines:

• All The Web.com

Interment.net

Lake Jocassee & Keowee Grave Relocations: GoldenCorner Tombstone Inscription WebPage

Lake Hartwell Grave Relocations: GoldenCorner Tombstone Inscription WebPage

Library of Congress:

Local Libraries: GoldenCorner Library WebPage

• Anderson Library (Anderson) - Excellent Anderson County holdings

• Easley Library (Easley) - Good Pickens County holdings

• Genealogical Society Library @ Southern Wesleyan University (Central) - Excellent Oconee & Pickens County surname holdings

• Genealogical Society Library @ Anderson Visitors Center - Anderson County holdings

• Greenville Library - Searchable Database

• Oconee County Library System

• Oconee County Library (Walhalla) - Good Oconee County holdings

• Pendleton Historical Commission Library (Pendleton) - Good Anderson & Pickens County historical holdings

• Religious Library WebPage - GoldenCorner WebPage

Maps & Places: GoldenCorner Map WebPage

National Archives:

MyFamily.com Inc.:

The MyFamily network of products and services provides the tools that enable people to discover who they are and where they come from.

            Ancestry.com (Searchable Database)

            Offers more than 5 billion names and 4,000 searchable databases, Ancestry.com is the #1 online source for family history information, including the web's largest

            collection of historical records.

• Census Records   

• Vital Records   

• Family Trees & Communities   

• Immigration Records   

• Military Records   

• Directories & Member Lists   

• Family & Local Histories   

• Newspapers & Periodicals   

• Court, Land & Probate   

• Finding Aids

      Ancestry.ca

      Offers the largest number of Canadian family history records online, including more than 150 million names and the first and only fully indexed 1911 Census of 

      Canada collection online.

      Ancestry.co.uk

      Maintains an extensive archive of records from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, including census records along with civil, ecclesiastical and immigration

      records.

            Genealogy.com

            Offers a wide range of family and local histories, vital records, military records

            and much more.

• Family Explorer

• Surname Genealogy Forums

• SC County Genealogy Forums

            MyFamily.com

            By offering a variety of easy-to-maintain family websites, MyFamily.com gives families all over the world a unique venue for keeping in touch and strengthening

            relationships

            RootsWeb.com

            Is a thriving, free genealogy community on the web, providing a robust worldwide environment for learning, collaborating and sharing for the expert and novice alike.

            Company has been sold to the New Generations Network in 2008.  It no longer host the US GenWeb Project.

• Homestead Site-Wide Search

• List of All Available Databases

• Message Boards Global Search

• Meta Database Search

• Registered WebSite Search

• Social Security Death List Search

• Surname Helper Search

• World Connect Search

PeopleFinders.com Database:

Publications & Books: GoldenCorner Book WebPage

SC Cemetery GPS Mapping Project - Produces cemetery finding maps for all 46 SC counties

SC Genealogical Society:

• Anderson Chapter, Box 74, Anderson, SC 29622, http://www.andersoncounty.scgen.org/, Anderson County
• Beaufort Chapter, Box 1070, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920, http://www.beaufort.scgen.org/, Beaufort County
• Catawba-Wateree Chapter, 1314 Broad Street, Camden, SC 29020, http://www.catawba-wateree.scgen.org/, Kershaw & Lancaster Counties
• Charleston Chapter, Box 20266, Charleston, SC 29413, http://www.charleston.scgen.org/, Charleston County
• Chesterfield District Chapter, Box 167, Chesterfield, SC 29709, http://chesterfield.scgen.org/, Chesterfield County
• Columbia Chapter, Box 11353, Columbia, SC 29211, http://www.columbia.scgen.org/, Richland County
• Dutch Fork Chapter, Box 481, Chapin, SC 29036, http://www.dutchforkchapter.org/, Richland, Lexington & Newberry County
• Fairfield Chapter, Box 93, Winnsboro, SC 29180, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scfairfi/gensoc.html, Fairfield County
• Greenville Chapter, Box 16236, Greenville, SC 29606, http://www.greenville.scgen.org/,Greenville County
• Laurens Chapter, Box 1217, Laurens, SC 29360, http://www.laurens.scgen.org/, Laurens County
• Old St. Bartholomew Chapter, 104 Wade Hampton Ave, Walterboro, SC 29488, http://www.bartholomew.scgen.org/, Colleton County
• Old Darlington Chapter, Box 175, Hartsville, SC 29551, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7212/, Darlington & Florence (partial) County
• Old Edgefield Chapter, Box 546, Edgefield, SC 29824, Saluda County
• Old Newberry Chapter, 406 E. Florida Street, Clinton, SC 29325, http://www.newberry.scgen.org/, Newberry County
• Old 96 Chapter, Box 3468, Greenwood, SC 29648, http://scgen.org/oldninetysix.htm, Abbeville, Edgefield (partial), Greenwood & McCormick (partial)
• Old Pendleton Chapter, Box 603, Central, SC 29630, http://oldpendleton.scgen.org/, Oconee & Pickens Counties
• Pee Dee Chapter, Box 1428, Marion, SC 29571, http://peedee.scgen.org/, Dillion, Florence (partial), Marlboro & Marion Counties
• Pickney Chapter, Box 5281, Spartanburg, SC 29304, http://pinckney.scgen.org/, Cherokee, Spartanburg & Union Counties
• Sumter Chapter, Box 2543, Sumter, SC 29151, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scscgs/, Sumter, Clarendon & Lee County

SC Department of Archives & History:  GoldenCorner Library WebPage

• Ninety-Six District Holdings

• SC Archives Record Index - 1919-1938 Confederate Pension Applications, 1769-1776 Criminal Journals, 1675-1929 Index to Multiple Record Series, 1782-1866 Legislative Papers, National Records of Historic Places, 1784-1868 Plats for State Land Grants, 1935-1952 School Insurance Photographs, 1782-1855 Will Transcripts)

• SC Historic Property Inventory

• SC Newsletters & Free Publications

• SC On-line Records Index

• SC Publications For Sale

SCIWay.net Information Highway:

• Genealogy
• Archives

SC Historical Society:

SC State Facts & Information:

Volunteer Lookup Request: GoldenCorner Lookup WebPage

Volunteer Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness:

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