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
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