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Textile Belt Villages

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Greenville County topic · Last reviewed July 11, 2026 · How we work & cite

Mill villages around Greenville create chapel, school, and housing trails for 1880–1940.

Greenville County’s textile belt is a research specialty: mill village chapels, company housing, and city directories often document families who barely appear in farm deed books. Pair mill research with mountain/rural church rolls for earlier generations.