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History (Formation and Divisions) |
| Florence County was created in
1888 from Marion, Darlington, Clarendon and
Williamsburg Counties. |
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Availability and Location of Records |
| Florence County has suffered no major
record losses as far as I know. |
| Census records available:
1900 thru 1930 records are all extant excepting 1890 |
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| Web
Links of Interest |
| Map of
old Marion District, SC showing Townships as of ca 1880 (done by me) *
Includes eastern part of Florence County. |
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Florence County, SC GenWeb page |
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Florence County, SC
Queries at GenForum |
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Florence County, SC
Resources at Rootsweb |
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| Online
Sources for Books and other material regarding this county |
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1790 Census Georgetown
District South Carolina - This included what later became Marion
District which included some of Florence |
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1800 Census Marion District South
Carolina |
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Annotated 1800 Census Marion
District South Carolina - Each entry Cross referenced to other sources,
deeds, probates, etc. |
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1830 Census Marion District South
Carolina |
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1850 Census Marion District South
Carolina - Coming Soon! |
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A History of the Campbell
Families of Marion and Dillon Counties, South Carolina - Includes some
from Florence also |
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A History of Marion County, South Carolina - From Its Earliest Times to the
Present, 1901 |
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Every Name Index to W.W. Sellers, Esq - A History of
Marion County, South Carolina |
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Early Pee Dee Settlers |
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Pee Dee Chapter of the South
Carolina Genealogical Society has several Marion County books for sale. (See
their address above). |
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Three Rivers Historical Society
has several Marion County books for sale. (See their address above). |
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"A Guide to Using Federal Census
Records 1790-1930 for Genealogy" by Marty Grant |
| General Sources for Books
or Genealogy CD collections: |
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Amazon.com has many Genealogy and History books |
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| My
Ancestral Names from this County |
- Barnes
- Blackman
- Campbell
- Crawford
- Cribb
- Floyd
- James
- Johnson
(Johnston)
- Lane
- Saunders (Sanders)
- Turner
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