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Greenville County is a county located in the
state of South Carolina, United States. Its county seat, the city of Greenville, was
originally named Pleasantburg, but in 1831 the name
was changed. The origins of the name Greenville
County are uncertain, but the county was probably named for Revolutionary
War general Nathanael
Greene (1742-1786)
or for an early resident, Isaac Green. This part of the state was the
territory of the Cherokee
Indians until 1777. Scotch-Irish and English settlers
began moving into the area soon after it was ceded to the state. Greenville
County was created in 1786 from Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg
County). Between
1791 and 1800 it was part of the larger Washington District. From 1800 until 1868 it was called Greenville
District. Greenville is the mother
district to Pendleton District (now Anderson County), Pickens District (now
Pickens County) and Oconee District (now Oconee County).
Greenville County lies adjacent to: Henderson
County, North Carolina
– north; Polk
County, North Carolina
– northeast; Spartanburg
County, South Carolina
– east; Laurens
County, South Carolina
– southeast; Abbeville
County, South Carolina
– south; Anderson
County, South Carolina
– southwest; Pickens
County, South Carolina
– west; and Transylvania
County, North Carolina
– northwest. |
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gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers
who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their
family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites
located in the area. It can be very
satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic
spots. Such activity not only gives
you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research
sessions. When visiting an ancestral
county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important
places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county
historical and/or genealogical societies.
It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend
visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to
historical and genealogical societies.
We hope that the following information will provide you with a better
idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family
historian. |
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Greenville County
Clerk of Court has Court Records from 1786
and is located at Greenville County Courthouse, 305 E. North Street,
Greenville, SC 29601; (864) 467-8551. ·
Greenville County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1911 , Probate Records from 1787
and is located at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville, SC 29601;
Estate (864) 467-7170, Marriage: (864) 467-7571. ·
Greenville County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1784 and is
located at County Square, Suite 1300, 301
University Ridge, Greenville, SC 2960; 864-467-7240 Office, 864-467-7107.
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Carolina First South Carolina History Room
Greenville County Library |
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Behethland Butler Chapter
Greenville (Source: Wayback Machine) |
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Your
LINK to the Historical Places and
Districts in GREENVILLE
County
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surnames
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The following are names of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or died
in this location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding Link. |
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Pinnell |
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Additional information regarding these and other
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Use this free genealogy site to help you
get the best genealogy searches from Google™
by using your family tree, for your research. It
will create a series of different searches
using tips or "tricks" |
that will
likely improve your results. The different searches will give you many
different ways of using Google and the Internet to find ancestry information about this or
any other Surname. |
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Click on the LINK to the right to see more information about the World distribution of any
surname. You can |
get greater detail for any of the maps by clicking on the area, i.e state, county that you are interested in. |
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ancestral
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Map of the county
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Family history notes
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Peter Pinnell was born in 1755 near that part of South Carolina
that would eventually become the Camden District in 1769 and York County in
1785. He married Ann (aka Nancy)
Yarborough in 1777 when he was 22 years old. Peter and Ann lived in and
around York, Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, (all located in northwest
South Carolina). Peter was a soldier
having served with the South Carolina State Troops during the American
Revolution. It is probable that most
of his children born between 1792 and 1801, including our 3rd
great-grandfather Asa Pinnell,
were born in or near present day Greenville County. Peter and his family left South Carolina
sometime between 1801 and 1804. The following gen-sites have been
identified as places located within this county where our direct ancestors
are known to have been, born, married, died or resided. |
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Gen-site profiles
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Greenville |
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Greenville
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LOCATION: Place: Greenville; Coordinates/Map: 34° 50′ 40″ N,
82° 23′ 8″ W |
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DESCRIPTION: Greenville is the seat of Greenville
County, in upstate South Carolina. The
area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty
of 1763, which ended
the French
and Indian War. No
White man was allowed to enter, though some families already had settled just
within the boundary, and White traders regularly crossed the area. The first
White man to settle permanently in the area was Richard Pearis;
he married a Cherokee and was given several tracts of land by the tribe. The
City of Greenville and Paris
Mountain (named after Pearis), are on part of that land. During the American Revolution, the
Cherokee (and Pearis) sided with the British. After
a campaign in 1776, the Cherokee agreed to the Treaty of DeWitt's Corner, ceding territory that includes present-day Greenville
County to South Carolina. Greenville
was originally called Pleasantburg before an 1831
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: see
history notes above |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Official
Website of the City of Greenville, SC |
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populated places
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gazetteer
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The
list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of your
ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the place(s) within this locality
at which these events may have occurred. |
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Map of Greenville County South Carolina Greenville County Physical, Cultural &
Historic Features Greenville County ZIP Codes
| Area Codes Greenville County Land - Property, Farms
& Ranches Profiles
for 354 cities, towns and other populated places in Greenville
County South Carolina |
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Links To Populated Places Within This County |
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Cities
(population figures are from the
2000 census)
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Unincorporated
communities
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Find Physical Features* Within This County |
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* includes but not limited to Cemeteries, Churches,
Locales, Military Installations;
Populated Places, Post Offices, Schools, Streams, and Trails |
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State-Wide
Resources
For more information about the U.S. State in which this
county is located click on
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Resources
which enhance our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are
almost as important as their names.
The LINK |
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the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources
that will assist you in discovering Ancestral Locations. |
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Our Genealogy Reference Library (USA Locations) ·
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Greenville County, Genealogy
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Greenville County, at Rootsweb |
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The
following Link
will take you to our library of genealogy reference books. Here you may find books about the history
and records of this county and other places such as towns
and churches. The collection also
contains research works about military units and personnel during America’s
wars, in addition too resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups
who may have settled in this locality. |
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Gallery
During our research we have collected images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional
information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives. |
Campbell's Covered Bridge,
spanning Beaverdam Creek in upper Greenville
County, was built in 1909. It is one of the last surviving bridges of it's type in South Carolina. |
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Use the following LINK to ascertain whether
we have any images that pertain to this location. ANCESTRAL
LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES |
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Snail mail: Fred
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Pony
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