Cherokee County Genealogy
Cherokee County was formed in 1897 from parts of Union, York and Spartanburg Counties. Gaffney is the county seat. The name is for the Cherokee Nation which inhabited the area before European settlement. The name is also attributed to the community of Cherokee Falls. During the Revolutionary war, the battle of Kings Mountain took place here in 1780 and the Battle of Cowpens in 1780. Prior to the Revolutionary Period, this area was a buffer between the Catawba Indians and the Cherokee. At one point the Cherokee encourage a group of Shawnee to settle in the area as an added buffer against the Catawba.
There have been border disputes between North and South Carolina and at times settlers in this area might have considered themselves residents of Mecklenberg or Tryon County, NC as the state lines were negotiated. In 1821 the boundary dispute was resolved.
Cherokee County Courthouse
210 N. Limestone Street
County Administration Building
Gaffney, SC 29340
Census
1920 Federal Census transcription Ordered by last name
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Cherokee County
Query Forums
Cherokee County, SC Forum for Queries
Cherokee County, SC at genforum
Cities and towns in Cherokee County:
Blacksburg
Cherokee Falls
Gaffney (County Seat)
Kings Creek
News related to Cherokee County, SC
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Authorities ID Man’s Body Found in SC Lake – WLTX.com
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Authorities ID Man's Body Found in SC Lake
WLTX.com SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Authorities in Cherokee County have identified a man whose body has been found in a lake. Coroner Dennis Fowler identified the man Friday as Terry Lynn Martin Jr. of Gaffney. Fowler said in a statement that Martin was reported … Authorities say man's body found in SC lake |
Chase starts in Cherokee County, ends in NC – Spartanburg Herald Journal
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Chase starts in Cherokee County, ends in NC
Spartanburg Herald Journal The chase, which began around 1:29 a.m. Tuesday, ended at I-85 near Sam Wilson Road in Mecklenburg County. Police say it began when Daniel Lozano Jr. of 115 Deer Track Lane, Gaffney, S.C., passed through a DWI checkpoint in Cherokee County, S.C. … 2-state chase ends with arrest in west Mecklenburg |
SC has 1st male head start teacher of the year – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
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SC has 1st male head start teacher of the year
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Nurturing a seed carefully is a lesson he learned growing up while working on the farm with his grandfather in Cherokee County. Tate, a teacher at Piedmont Community Action's Z.L. Madden Head Start Center in Spartanburg, has transferred some of those … |
NC man dies in ATV accident in SC – Gaston Gazette
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NC man dies in ATV accident in SC
Gaston Gazette A Mooresboro man died in Cherokee County, S.C., on Friday night after crashing an ATV on a rural road. Roger Carl Chatman Jr., 39, of 2028-1 Bachelor Road in Mooresboro, died after losing control of his ATV around 7:30 p.m., according to county coroner … |
SC Senate tries to find money for crumbling roads – Danbury News Times
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SC Senate tries to find money for crumbling roads
Danbury News Times In this Tuesday, April 30, 2013 photo, signs warn of a bridge in Cherokee County that is closed, in Blacksburg, S.C. The South Carolina Department of Transportation estimates it needs $29 billion over 20 years to bring the state's roads and bridges to … |
SC man dies 4 days after being shot pumping gas – The State
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SC man dies 4 days after being shot pumping gas
The State GAFFNEY, SC â A 29-year-old man shot while he pumped gas at a Gaffney convenience store has died four days after he was wounded. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says John Rawlinson died Friday night at a Spartanburg hospital. He was … |
