Sumter County Genealogy
Sumter District was formed in 1800 by the merging of Salem, Clarendon and Claremont Counties. In 1857 Clarendon was formed out of the area of the Sumter District and in 1902 Lee County was formed from a part of Sumter. The County was named for Thomas Sumter, who was a Revolutionary War officer. During the Civil War there was a skirmish at Dingle’s Mill in Sumter County.
Sumter County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2543
Sumter, SC 29150
Sumter County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1456
Sumter, SC 29150
Census
1850 Federal Census Index by Last Name only
1850 Federal Census – individual text files (Indexed by last name, or page number.)
1860 Federal Census Sumter County – Partial
1870 Federal Census Excerpt – Stateburg, Sumter Co., SC
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Sumter County
Sumter Co., SC Forums
Latest South Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Sumter County from the Forum:
Towns and cities in Sumter County:
Cane Savannah
Cherryvale
Dalzell
East Sumter
Lakewood
Mayesville
Millwood
Mulberry
Oakland
Oswego
Pinewood
Privateer
Rembert
Shiloh
South Sumter
Stateburg
Sumter
Wedgewood
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