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History (Formation and Divisions) |
- 1798 - Formed from
Georgetown District, effective 1800.
- 1868 - "Marion District" became "Marion
County."
- 1868 - Townships established within Marion
County (Bethea, Carmichael, Manning, Marion, Reaves, Wahee, etc.)
- 1888 - Florence
County formed from "West" Marion and other counties.
- 1910 - Dillon
County formed from "Upper" Marion.
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Availability and Location of Records |
| Marion County has not had
any major record losses as far as I know. However, as with most of SC, no
birth, marriage or death records were kept officially prior to the early
1900's. |
| Census records available:
1800 thru 1930 records are all extant, excepting 1890 (I
do census research for hire if you are interested) |
The Marion County Court
House holds the recent county records (1900's and more recent):
- Marion County Court House
- 201 Court Street
- Marion, SC 29571
- (843) 423-8210
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The Marion Archives holds
the older records (1700's and 1800's):
- Marion Archives
- 101 N. Main St
- Marion, SC 29571
- (843) 431-5024
- Hours vary, call first
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The Marion Public Library
has a nice Genealogy / History room. It is small but contains many
interesting books.
- Marion County Library
- 101 E. Court Street
- Marion, SC 29571
- (843) 423-8300
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The Pee Dee Chapter of
the South Carolina Genealogical Society has many publications available:
- Pee Dee
Chapter, SCGS
- PO Box 1428
- Marion, SC 29571
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Three Rivers Historical
Society has many publications available:
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Three Rivers Historical Society
- 414 N. Main St
- Hemingway, SC 29554
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Web Links of Interest |
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1800 Census for Marion District, Liberty
County by Marty Grant (me) |
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Map of old Marion District, SC showing
Townships as of ca 1880 (by Marty Grant) |
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Marion
County, SC GenWeb page |
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Marion County, SC Queries
at GenForum |
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Marion County, SC
Resources at Rootsweb |
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Matt McCauley's MarionSCGen Site
- Lots of documented data on Marion and Dillon County families |
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Pee Dee Chapter, SCGS |
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Three Rivers Historical Society
- Lots of Marion County research material for sale. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Edwards
- James
- Johnson
(Johnston)
- Lane
- Saunders
(Sanders)
- Turner
- Watson
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