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Goal 8: Maps and Gazetteers


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Goal 8: Learn about South Carolina maps and gazetteers.


Choices


ALearn about South Carolina maps and gazetteers.


Summary
  1. Learn about South Carolina maps in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: South Carolina Maps
    AC—Wiki: South_Carolina Maps

  2. Learn about South Carolina gazetteers in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: South Carolina Gazetteers

  3. Learn about the formation of various South Carolina counties through the years.

    Maps Tracing the Formation of Counties in South Carolina

  4. Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in South Carolina, from 1712-1776, or 1776 to present.
  5. Access interactive maps and atlases of South Carolina on the MapsofUS site.
  6. Find South Carolina towns and communities on the RoadsideThoughts site.

B Explore South Carolina maps and gazetteers.


  1. Explore the David Rumsey collection of South Carolina maps.
  2. Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for maps of South Carolina.
  3. Explore historical South Carolina maps on the Historic Map Works site.
  4. Explore the Old Maps Online site for South Carolina maps.
  5. Explore the Old Maps of South Carolina on the Wikipedia site.
  6. Explore Sanborn Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress.
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South Carolina Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook

Abbeville A L G U T
Aiken A L G U T
Allendale L G U T
Anderson A L G U T F
Bamberg L G U T
Barnwell L Gnbsp;   U T
Beaufort A L G U T
Berkeley A L G U T
Calhoun L G U T
Charleston A L G U T F
Cherokee L G U T
Chester L G U T
Chesterfield A L G U T F
Clarendon L G U T
Colleton L G U T
Darlington L G U T
Dillon L G U T
Dorchester A L G U T
Edgefield A L G U T
Fairfield A L G U T F
Florence A L G U T
Georgetown A L G U T
Greenville A L G U T F
Greenwood L G U T
Hampton L G U T
Horry A L G U T
Jasper L G U T
Kershaw A L G U T
Lancaster A L G U T
Laurens A L G U T F
Lee L G U T
Lexington A L G U T
Marion A L G U T
Marlboro A L G U T
McCormick L G U T
Newberry A L G U T
Oconee L G U T
Orangeburg L G U T
Pickens L G U T
Richland A L G U T
Saluda L G U T
Spartanburg A L G U T
Sumter  A L G U T
Union A L G U T
Williamsburg A L G U T F
York L G U T
 
 

Get a printable map of counties.

Get an interactive map of counties.