Claremont County, South Carolina Genealogy

History
Claremont County was created from a south central part of, and as a subordinate of the overarching Camden District, South Carolina in 1785. See the 1786 South Carolina map.

In 1791 a part of Claremont was given to help form Salem County, South Carolina. In 1800 Claremont, Clarendon (1785-1800), and Salem counties were combined to form the new Sumter County. The Claremont County name was extinguished at this time.

For documents of people who lived in this area at this time, look in:


 * St. Mark's Parish records since 1757
 * papers filed in the District Seat at Camden District, South Carolina
 * papers filed in the early capital at Charleston, South Carolina

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating South Carolina county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Census
See Claremont County, SC census assignments, including links to transcribed files [The USGenWeb Census Project®]