Chester County Genealogy
Chester County was formed in 1785 from Craven County and the Camden District. (Later it was transfered to the Pinckney District in 1791 until 1800.) It became it’s own district in 1800. Since it is close to the North Carolina state line, you might find that the boundary “moved” from time to time. Areas of Chester County could have been considered to be in the county of Tryon, NC or any of it’s “children” in North Carolina: Ruthorford, Mecklenburg, or Lincoln, or in South Carolina: York, Chester, Union, Spartanburg, Cherokee.
Chester County was named ofr Chester County, PA. The area was setlled from about 1755. The area was the site of a Patriot defeat in the Revolutionary War battle of Fishing Creek in 1780 (August). The American forces in the battle were under the command of Thomas Sumter. Later in that same year, in November, American forces beat the British at the Battle of Fishdam Ford.
Chester County is home to a State Park at Landsford Canal which was built in 1823 to bypass rapids in the Catawba River.
Chester District Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 336
Richburg, SC 29729
Chester County Courthouse
P.O. Drawer 580
County Courthouse
Chester, SC 29706
Census
1790 Federal Census transcription
1790 Federal Census transcription
1800 Federal Census transcription Alphabetically ordered
1810 Federal Census transcription Alphabetically ordered
1820 Federal Census transcription Alphabetically ordered (A-Finch missing)
1850 Federal Census transcription Directory opens to listing of index files (indx*txt) and text files title by the starting page (pg*txt).
1860 Federal Census transcription Directory opens to listing of index files (indx*txt) and text files title by the starting page (pg*txt).
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries of Chester County
Armenia Methodist Church Cemetery transcription.
Brushy Fork Cemetery Transcription
Burnt Meeting House Cemetery Transcription
Military Records
Chester County Military Records
Family Pages
Chester County, SC Famly Pages
Query Forums
Chester County, SC Forum for Queries
Latest South Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Chester County from the Forum:
South Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Chester Co., SC Queries - Recent Topics
Seeking information about Traylor family in York and/or Chester Counties and connections to Johnson and Camp.
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Need information as to the Fortner history beginning in Anderson County, SC
Chester County, SC at genforum
Cities and towns of Chester County:
Beckhamville
Blackstock
Chester (County Seat)
Cornwell
Douglass
Edgemoor
Fort Lawn
Great Falls
Lando
Richburg
Stover
Woodward
News Related to Chester County, SC
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Chester's gateway getting face lift - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)
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Chester's gateway getting face lift
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release), SC It's the same spot leaders of industrial companies see when they take SC 9 into Chester. It's also the place economic development officials avoid when bringing company leaders to see the city. Two years ago, Chester County Councilman Alex Oliphant … |
SC unemployment reaches 11% Charlotte Business Journal - Bizjournals.com
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SC unemployment reaches 11% Charlotte Business Journal
Bizjournals.com, NC The statewide rate was 10.3 percent in January and 5.7 percent in February 2008, according to the SC Employment Security Commission. Chester County saw its unemployment rate increase to 20.8 percent from 19.5 percent in January and 10.9 percent in … |
Chester County: We need stimulus - WCNC (subscription)
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Chester County: We need stimulus
WCNC (subscription), NC By BETH SHAYNE / NewsChannel 36 CHESTER COUNTY, SC — Approximately 1 in every 5 people are out of work here—the latest unemployment number at 19.6 percent. The blighted buildings are everywhere, and so are desperate people. It is—quite frankly—one of … |
Kannapolis woman dies in SC wreck - CharlotteObserver.com
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Kannapolis woman dies in SC wreck
CharlotteObserver.com, NC Suyapa Cano died in the wreck, which happened shortly after 1 am on northbound I-77 near mile marker 60, in Chester County. The SC Highway Patrol says her husband, Ramon Cano, was driving a Ford Explorer when the SUV went off the road, slid into the … |
Region's worst jobless rate strains Chester Co. - CharlotteObserver.com
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Region's worst jobless rate strains Chester Co.
CharlotteObserver.com, NC 1 litters the property where the giant once stood in downtown Great Falls, SC Fueled by the closure of such mills, Chester County's unemployment figures have climbed to 19.6 percent. CHESTER, SC Every month Tammy Waters sits down at her kitchen table … |
Foreclosure hits SC stabbing survivor - CharlotteObserver.com
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Foreclosure hits SC stabbing survivor
CharlotteObserver.com, NC Andy Burriss/aburriss@heraldonline.com RICHBURG — The word "foreclosure" has become so commonly attached to the economic crisis that sometimes it is forgotten in South Carolina that each foreclosure lawsuit has a name attached to it. In Chester County … |
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