Newberry County Genealogy
Newberry County, South Carolina was founded in 1785, although the area had been settled as early as the 1750s. Newberry County was created from the Ninety-Six district. Before the civil war, cotton was a primary agricultural product. In 1789 the county seat of Newberry was founded near the center of the county. The railroad came to the area in 1851 and Newberry had already become a thriving center of trade. Newberry College was founded in 1856 as a Lutheran supported College. The origin of the name of the County is uncertain.
Some historic points of interest in Newberry County include: Tea Table Rock which is a location where the British camped druing the Revolutionary War, a Quaker Cemetery, the oldest house in the county is The Rock House.
Newberry Courthouse
Newberry, SC 29108
Old Newberry District Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society
Newberry County Library
1300 Friend Street
Newberry, SC 29108-3400
Newberry County, South Carolina Cemeteries
Census
1800 Census Newberry, SC Images
1800 Census Newberry, SC Transcription
1810 Census Newberry, SC Images
1820 Census Newberry, SC Images
1850 Cenus Newberry, SC Index by last name
1860 Slaveholders and 1870 African Americans Census Newberry County, SC
Query Forums
Newberry County, SC Forum for Queries
Latest South Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Newberry County from the Forum:
South Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Newberry Co., SC Queries – Recent Topics
h bryant on “Elijah Calk born ca 1770 Prince Wm Co, VA”
Elijah Calk signed his name on a document in Newberry Co, SC in 1792. He was a witness in a court case involving Elizabeth Harding and Col. Philemon Waters both formerly of Prince William Co, Va. Does anyone have any information on Elijah Calk and his family in that area?
bgdavis on “James B. Wilson born ca1800″
James is listed in the 1840 & 1850 census of Newberry co, SC. He died 1872 in Lee co, Al. Any info helpful.
Newberry County, SC at genforum
Cities and towns of Newberry County:
Little Mountain
Newberry
Peak
Pomaria
Prosperity (Originally called Frog Level)
Silverstreet
Whitmire
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