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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 SCGenweb site

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

“cherokee county” sc – Google News

Cherokee County Hires New Interim Superintendent – WHNS Greenville

Cherokee County Hires New Interim Superintendent
WHNS Greenville
GAFFNEY, SC — Members of the Cherokee County School Board voted to hire a new interim superintendent Monday night. They hired Dr. Ed Taylor, who retired in
Cherokee school board begins search for new interim leaderSpartanburg Herald Journal

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Local, SC unemployment rates rise – Sumter Item


TopNews Singapore (press release)
Local, SC unemployment rates rise
Sumter Item
The changes were as follows: – Clarendon County – 14.8 percent, up 0.3 percentage point, tied for 14th with Cherokee County. Even worse, the labor force
Jobless rate up in state, worse in Spartanburg CountySpartanburg Herald Journal

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Cherokee County student attending governor’s school – Gaffney Ledger (subscription)

Cherokee County student attending governor's school
Gaffney Ledger (subscription)
Andrew Motts of Pacolet, son of MB and Elsa Motts, has been accepted to the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM).

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SC’s real estate market down 16 percent in July – Spartanburg Herald Journal

SC's real estate market down 16 percent in July
Spartanburg Herald Journal
The SC Realtors report showed Cherokee County's home sales decreased almost 24 percent in July to 16 homes, compared with 21 homes sold during the same

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SC elementary school closed by mold – Myrtle Beach Sun News

SC elementary school closed by mold
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Cherokee County interim school superintendent Kim Bagwell says the spores were found during routine testing. She says a sample taken from the Blacksburg

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Cherokee County School Board Will Keep Interim Super For Now – WHNS Greenville

Cherokee County School Board Will Keep Interim Super For Now
WHNS Greenville
GAFFNEY, SC — A much-anticipated meeting of the Cherokee School Board ended Monday with a decision to keep interim school superintendent Kim Bagwell on the

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