St. Helenas Parish, South Carolina

United States   South Carolina    St. Helena's Parish

History
St. Helena's Parish serves Beaufort County, South Carolina.

In addition to religious roles, South Carolina's "Anglican parishes were used as election districts and had responsibility for road development, care of the poor, and education."

Founded

 * 1712

Boundary

 * Borders Prince William, St. Bartholomew's, and St. Luke's parishes. For a map, see: Early parishes in South Carolina.

Cemetery

 * "Inscriptions from St. Helena Churchyard, Beaufort, South Carolina," The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr., 1931):131-147; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul. 1931):205-237. 975.7 B2s v. 32 (1931); digital version at JSTOR ($).

Church Records
In 1951, FamilySearch microfilmed a typescript of the parish register:

The vestry minutes have been published:


 * Salley, A.S. Minutes of the Vestry of St. Helena's Parish, South Carolina, 1726-1812. Columbia, S.C.: Historical Commission of South Carolina, 1919. ; digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.