Camden District, South Carolina Genealogy

United States   South Carolina    Camden District

History
Camden district was established in 1768 when South Carolina eliminated the countes and created seven Districts. In 1785, counties were re-established as subsets and subordinate to the districts. The following counties were the original counties formed:


 * Chester
 * Claremont
 * Clarendon
 * Fairfield
 * Lancaster
 * Richland
 * York

In 1800, South Carolina abolished administrative districts and went with the county concept, However they called the counties, districts until 1868, after the Civil War.

Boundary Changes
In 1791 Pinckney District was formed from Camden District and the Ninety-Six District.

South Carolina Archives has a page called "The Formation of Counties in South Carolina." You can click on the years the side to see the boundaries of districts and counties.

"Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the My South Carolina Genealogy website. The maps rely on AniMap 3.0 software.

Research Guides

 * South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Camden District, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Church of England
See also St. Mark's Parish.

Genealogy

 * [Hamiter] Hamiter, David L. "The Hamiter Family of South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Winter 1995):3-12.

Military

 * McCrady, Edward. Heroes of the Old Camden District, South Carolina, 1776-1861: An Address to the Survivors of Fairfield County, Delivered at Winnsboro, S.C., September 1st, 1888, by Col. Edward McCrady, Jr. Richmond, Va.: Wm. Ellis Jones, Book and Job Printer, 1888. Digital version at Google Books.

Websites

 * Camden District, South Carolina, courtesy: Carolana.com. Includes history.