Greenwood County Genealogy
Greenwood County was formed in 1897 from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties. The town of Greenwood was named for the plantation of one of it’s residents, John McGehee and was formed in 1824. Ninety Six was settled around 1730 as a frontier outpost. This county saw the first fight in South Carolina of the Revolutionary War at Fort Star which was held by the British. Patriot forces laid siege to the fort, but British reinforcements came and forced a retreat.
Greenwood County Genealogy Resources
Greenwood County SCGenweb site
Greenwood County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3468
Greenwood, SC 29648
Greenwood County Government
Greenwood County Courthouse
528 Monument Street
County Courthouse
Greenwood, SC 29646
Census Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Greenwood County
Query Forums
Greenwood County, SC Forum for Queries
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Greenwood County, SC at genforum
Cities and towns of Greenwood County:
Bradley
Callison
Greenwood (County Seat)
Hodges
Ninety Six
Promised Land
Troy
Ware Shoals
News related to Greenwood County, SC
“greenwood county” sc – Google News
New Plant Brings 39 New Jobs To Greenwood County – News Channel 7
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New Plant Brings 39 New Jobs To Greenwood County
News Channel 7 âSouth Carolina offers us an excellent business environment and we look forward to starting up our operations there. We appreciate all the support we have … Greenwood lands manufacturing plant |
SC’s Park Seed sold for $13M at bankruptcy hearing – USA Today
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SC's Park Seed sold for $13M at bankruptcy hearing
USA Today But perhaps the happiest people were in Greenwood County, where Blackstreet agreed to keep the company's roughly 200 permanent employees on the payroll for … Seed company sold at bankruptcy hearing Blackstreet Capital purchases Park Seed for $12.8 million Blackstreet Capital Acquires Park Seed, Jackson & Perkins |
Sober or Slammer Campaign Underway in Greenwood – Greenwood Today
 Greenwood Today |
Sober or Slammer Campaign Underway in Greenwood
Greenwood Today Two of those fatalities occurred in Greenwood County. In 2009, nine people died in fatal collisions on Greenwood's roadways. âDUI is a careless disregard … |
Dearth of docs – Charleston Post Courier
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Dearth of docs
Charleston Post Courier Goodbar, who is in the first year of his family medicine residency in Greenwood County, said he wanted to train there in part because it is where his … |
Missing twin boys found in SC – Greensboro News & Record
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Missing twin boys found in SC
Greensboro News & Record Police said the boys' father went to South Carolina on Monday to pick his sons up after they were found by the Greenwood County (SC) Sheriff's Office. … |
Report: Greenwood Co. Spends $21406 on Hilton Head Conference for Council … – Greenwood Today
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Report: Greenwood Co. Spends $21406 on Hilton Head Conference for Council …
Greenwood Today Greenwood County has the lowest millage reage [sic] of any in the Upstate and the third lowest in South Carolina… It would appear the perceived value of … |
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