Marlboro County Genealogy
Marlboro County was formed in 1798 from the old Cheraws District. The county seat is Bennetsville. Cotton was a major agricultural product before the Civil War. Bennetsville was briefly occuped by Gen. Sherman towards the end of the Civil War. There are mineral springs in Blenheim. The mineral springs were discovered by James Spears in 1781 and are used today to produce ginger ale. (Blenheim Ginger Ale (fan site).) Blenheim was named for Blenheim Palace, residence of the Duke of Marlboro from whom the county derived it’s name.
Marlborough Historical Society
123 South Marlboro Street
Bennettsville, SC 29512-4031
Marlboro County Courthouse
P.O. Box 419
County Courthouse
Bennettsville, SC 29512
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription
1810 Federal Census Transcription
1860 Federal Census Index and Transcription Directory opens to listing of text files including index files and files named by page number, and Slave schedules (slv filenames).
1900 Federal Census Transcription – Red Bluff Twnship
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Marlboro County
Marlboro Cemetery Listings with Directions and transcriptions A-G
Marlboro Cemetery Listings with Directions and transcriptions H-Q
Marlboro Cemetery Listings with Directions and transcriptions R-Z
Query Forums
Marlboro County, SC Forum for Queries
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Cities and towns in Marlboro County:
Bennettsville (County Seat)
Blenheim
Clio
McColl
Tatum
Wallace
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