13 Feb 2009

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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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: (Searchable Database)

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

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

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

US GenWeb County Homestead Projects:

 

GenWeb Archives, GenWeb Project & World GenWeb Projects: (Searchable Databases)

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.

      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

• Web Ferret.com

Interment.net

Lake Jocassee & Keowee Grave Relocations: GoldenCorner Tombstone Inscription WebPage

Lake Hartwell Grave Relocations: GoldenCorner Tombstone Inscription WebPage

Library of Congress: (Searchable Database)

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: (Searchable Database)

PeopleFinders.com: (Searchable Database)

Publications & Books: GoldenCorner Book WebPage

SC Cemetery Mapping Project: -  GoldenCorner Book WebPage that 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:

The Generations Network Inc.:

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