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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Cherokee County Hires New Interim Superintendent – WHNS Greenville
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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 leader |
Local, SC unemployment rates rise – Sumter Item
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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 County |
Cherokee County student attending governor’s school – Gaffney Ledger (subscription)
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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). … |
SC’s real estate market down 16 percent in July – Spartanburg Herald Journal
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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 … |
SC elementary school closed by mold – Myrtle Beach Sun News
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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 … |
Cherokee County School Board Will Keep Interim Super For Now – WHNS Greenville
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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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