Anderson County, South Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Anderson County, South Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Revolutionary War leader Robert Anderson. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Anderson County Courthouse 100 S Main Street Anderson, SC 29624 Telephone: 864-260-4000 Anderson County Website

County Pronunciation .

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * To view a list, see Anderson County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
 * National Cemetery Administration
 * Cemetery GPS Mapping

Census Records

 * 1829-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images

1800 The book, 1800 Census of Pendleton District, SC by William Stewart is an excellent book. It covers present day Anderson County, Pickens County and Oconee County. The author provides many annotations of people and families listed in this census, especially migration information before 1800 from Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina and after 1800 to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas.

1810
 * Sheriff, G. Anne Campbell and Lavinia Moore. Pendleton District, South Carolina 1810 Census Present Day Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties. Central, S.C.: G.A. Sheriff, 1994.

1820 Manufactures The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FS Library copies:.
 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufacturers Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977..

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See South Carolina, Anderson District on page 143.

1890 For 1890, see: United States Census 1890.

Church Records
Anderson County Churches identifies dozens of churches in the area, courtesy: South Carolina Genealogical Society.

Baptist Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Mountain Creek - minutes and historical sketch (1798-1981) available on microfilm at the University of NC Davis Library (Serial 1-1271 1798-1956).
 * Anderson

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:
 * United States African Americans
 * South Carolina African Americans
 * Megginson, W.J. Black Soldiers in World War I: Anderson, Pickens and Oconee Counties, South Carolina; with a Discussion of Pensions for Civil War Slave Labor. Seneca, S.C.: Oconee County Historical Society, 1994.
 * Williams, Bvenitta J. African-American Cemeteries, Anderson County, South Carolina. Mansfield, Ohio: Family History Services, 1997.

Genealogies
General  As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Anderson, South Carolina at World Connect, results in more than 45,000 entries. Persons born in Pendleton, South Carolina produces 25,000 additional results. Surname indexes to Leonardo Andrea's Files | Folders | Resources are available online, courtesy: The Andrea Files: South Carolina Genealogical Research. Learn more.
 * Cheek, Linda G. Families of Old Pendleton District, South Carolina. 4 vols. Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 2006-2007.
 * Simpson, Richard Wright. History of Old Pendleton District with a Genealogy of the Leading Families of the District. Covington, Tenn.: Bradford, Jesse Lee, [1913?]. ; ; 1978 reprint: ; ; . Genealogy Trails hosts a free online index to biographies found in this book.
 * Via, Eva Ann Wilson. Piercetown Cousins: History of Piercetown, Anderson County, South Carolina, 1835-1993, Including Wilson, Owen and 28 Allied Families. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1993.
 * Anderson County, SC Genealogy Forum (GenForum)

 Bibliography 
 * Acker - Acker, George H. Descendants of Peter Acker and Wife Jane Sutherland, Settlers of 1787 in the Pendleton District of South Carolina. Cleveland, Ohio: G.H. Acker, 1966. Item 4
 * Adams Baldwin, Emma Grace. An Adams-Goolsby Genealogy: Some Descendants of Robert Adams of Virginia, Georgia, and Texas, 1624- 1982 ; and a Shirley Genealogy: Some Descendants of Thomas Shirley of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Texas, 1612-1982. Tenaha, Texas: E.G. Baldwin, 1983.
 * Barnett Parker, Suzanne Jameson. "Are These the Sons-in-Law &amp; Grandson of William Jameson Sr. &amp; His Wife Margaret of Pendleton District South Carolina?" The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Winter 2009):3-11.
 * Corbin - Whitten, William C. Peter Corbin of Pendleton S.C. District and Descendants. Clemson, S.C.: W.C. Whitten, 1988.
 * Davis Mentzel, Laura W. Davis Families of the Savannah River Valley: Containing a Record of the Descendants of Van and Harmon Davis from 1725-1978, Covering the Counties of Newberry, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee Counties of South Carolina; Habersham, Franklin, Hart, Stephens, Polk, Paulding, Gwinnett Counties of Georgia. Salt Lake City, Utah: Hobby Press, 1978.
 * Jameson - Parker, Suzanne Jameson. "Are These the Sons-in-Law &amp; Grandson of William Jameson Sr. &amp; His Wife Margaret of Pendleton District South Carolina?" The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Winter 2009):3-11.
 * Langston - Parker, Suzanne Jameson. "Are These the Sons-in-Law &amp; Grandson of William Jameson Sr. &amp; His Wife Margaret of Pendleton District South Carolina?" The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Winter 2009):3-11.
 * Liverett Tucker, Charlotte Green. "Thomas Liverett, 2nd Lieut. In Capt. Blackwell's Company Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1777. Using Collateral Lines to Document the Descendants of a Revolutionary War Soldier," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Summer 2005):133-137.
 * McElroy - Parker, Suzanne Jameson. "Are These the Sons-in-Law &amp; Grandson of William Jameson Sr. &amp; His Wife Margaret of Pendleton District South Carolina?" The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Winter 2009):3-11.
 * Sartor - Sartor, A.F. A Sartor-Shults Family History. Pearland, Texas: A. Sartor, 1989. 929.273 Sa77sa
 * Turner - Lennon, Rachael Mills. "The Wives of Jonathan Turner: Identification of Women in Pre-Twentieth-Century South Carolina," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 92, No. 4 (December 2004):245-255. 973 B2ng v. 92 (2004)
 * Turner - Lennon, Rachal Mills. "Jonathan Turner-More than a Name: A Carolina Case Study in Dissecting Records," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 97, No. 1 (Mar. 2009):17-28. FS Library 973 B2ng v. 97
 * Wright Kay, William D. Robert Norris Wright, Esquire: 1812-1885, His Life and Four Generations of His Family, Anderson County South Carolina. Mt. Pleasant, S.C.: W.D. Kay, 2005.

Land and Property Records
Conveyance Books Some of the original Anderson County Conveyance Books have been microfilmed (1789-1901):. Early records have been published:


 * 1790-1806 Willie, Betty. Pendleton District, S.C. Deeds, 1790-1806. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1982.
 * 1807-1812 Pruitt, A.B. Abstracts of Deeds: Pendleton District, SC, Books IJ, K, and L (1807-1812). n.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 2006-2007.
 * 1818-1822 Pruitt, A.B. Abstracts of Deeds: Pendleton District, SC, Books O and P (1818-1822). n.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 2007.
 * 1822-1830 Pruitt, A.B. Abstracts of Deeds Pendleton District and Anderson District, SC: Books Q, R, and S (1822-1830). n.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 2009.
 * 1830-1836 Pruitt, A.B. Abstracts of Deeds Anderson District SC: Books T and U (1830-1836). n.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 2010.

Land Ownership Maps The Library of Congress created an 1877 land ownership map for Anderson County and the state created a 1897 land ownership map.


 * Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868 For information about the State Land Grants, see State Land Grants

Clayton's M.A. Thesis analyzes some of these records:


 * Clayton, Frederick Van. The Settlement of Pendleton District, 1777-1800. M.A. Thesis, University of South Carolina, 1930. Reprint: Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1988.

Online Land Indexes and Records The following chart shows where you may best expect to find land records.Conveyance Books Some of the original Anderson County Conveyance Books have been microfilmed (1789-1901): FS Library Collection. Early records have been published:


 * Anderson County deeds include the records of former Pendelton District/County

Local Histories

 * Carlisle, H. Arnett. The History of Lowndesville, S.C. (Danielsville, Georgia Heritage Papers, c1987), 414 pages. Includes biographies, military history, cemeteries and the following census information: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910. Book found at, and.
 * Carlisle, H. Arnett. History of Old Pendleton District with a Genealogy of the Leading Families of the District (Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, c1987), 414 pages. In 1868 the area known as Pendleton District became the counties of Anderson, Pickens and Oconee..
 * Vandiver, Louise Ayer. Traditions and History of Anderson County. Atlanta, Ga.: Ruralist Press, 1928. Digital versions at Ancestry ($).
 * Via, Eva Ann Wilson. Piercetown Cousins: History of Piercetown, Anderson County, South Carolina, 1835-1993, including Wilson, Owen and 28 allied families (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, c1993), 617 pages. Includes Wilson, Owen, Martin and allied families. Book at

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Anderson County at Library of Congress
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Anderson County for European settlers included:
 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
 * Lower Cherokee Traders' Path pre-historic
 * Coosa-Tualoo Indian Warpath
 * Tugaloo-Apalachie Bay Trail
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail in Georgia 1740s
 * Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail about 1765
 * Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path about 1777
 * Upper Road about 1783
 * Unicoi Trail or Turnpike 1813

Military Records
Revolutionary War
 * "Selected final pension vouchers index, 1818-1864," Old Pendleton District Newsletter, March 2006, Volume 20, Issue 3. Old Pendleton District Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society: Easley, South Carolina.
 * "Veterans Bio. buried in Pickens cemetery," Carolina Herald and Newsletter, August 2001, Volume 29, Issue 3. South Carolina Genealogical Society Greenville, SC..
 * "Siege of the town of Ninety Six, 1775," St. Lucie River Whig, Winter 2001, Volume 10, Issue 1. St. Lucie River Chapter Lucie, Florida.
 * "Pensioners in 1840 census," Pendleton District Newsletter, April 1994, Volume 8, Issue 4. Old Pendleton District Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society Easley, SC.
 * "Land grants, 1777-1800, Pendleton District," Jacksonville Genealogical Society Quarterly, December 1984, Volume 12, Issue 4. Jacksonville Genealogical Society: Jacksonville, FL.

War of 1812
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. . Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Anderson County, p. 181. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
 * "Major Gen. John Floyd's Army," Anderson Record, September 1993, Volume 6, Issue 3. Anderson County Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society: Anderson, SC.

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments. Civil War service men from Anderson County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed of men from Anderson County:
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's) (1st Regulars), Company B (also called Company E) and Company I
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company B, Company H, and Company K
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company B
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Rifles, Company D and Company F
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters, Company A (also known the Union Light Infantry and German Fusiliers) and Company B (also known as the Sumter Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company A (also known as Calhoun's Battery; Sumter Light Artillery, Sumter Battery, Preston's Battery, Blake's Battery and other name variations) and Company K
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's), Company A (also known as Kowee Riflemen), Company D (also known as Orr's Rifles), Company K (also known as Marshall Guards), and Company L (also known as Calhoun Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops, Company A and Company C
 * - 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company B
 * - 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company E
 * - 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Captain WR Jones' Company
 * - 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company F (also known as the Easley's Cavalry)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (2nd Palmetto Regiment), Company F (also known as Secession Guard)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Rifles,Company D, Company E, Company F, Company G, Company K, and Company L
 * - 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery (Palmetto Battalion), Company F (also known as the Chestnut Light Artillery)
 * - 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63), Company B and Company C
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers), Company A
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers), Company C
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers), Company I
 * - 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (possibly called Captain Easley's Company)
 * - 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Lauren's) (James'), Company C
 * - 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's), Company C
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company I
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Rutledge's), Company C
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company B (also known as Palmetto Riflemen), Company C (also known as Dean Company), Company D (also known as Piercetown Guards), Company J (also known as The Confederate Guards), and Company K (sometimes listed as Company I) (also known as Fort Hill Guards)
 * - 9th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Smith's) (Pee Dee Legion), Company D
 * - 9th Battalion, South Carolina infantry (Smith's) (Pee Dee Legion), Company D
 * - 5th Battalion, South Carolina Rifles, Company D and Company F
 * - 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company G
 * - 10th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * - 11th Batatlion, South Carolina Infantry, Yeadon Light Infantry
 * - 13th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (4th) (Mattison's), Company A and Company E
 * - 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A
 * - 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C
 * - 18th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company D
 * - 19th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * - 19th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company E
 * - 19th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Captain AC Earle's Company
 * - 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company M
 * - 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company D, Reorganized Company A, and Reorganized Company M
 * - 22nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company G
 * - 24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company F
 * - Jeter's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery
 * - Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto), Company B
 * - Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto), Company C
 * - Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto), Company I
 * - Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto), Company L
 * - South Carolina State Troop Regiments Seed Corn Units, Junior Reserves, 1st Regiment South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia) and 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia)

Other Resources
 * Keys, Thomas Bland. "The Federal Pillage of Anderson, South Carolina: Brown's Raid," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Apr. 1975):80-86. Digital version at JSTOR (($)).
 * Carlisle, H. Arnett, The History of Lowndesville, S.C. (Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, c1987), 414 pages. Includes biographies, military history, cemeteries and the following census information: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910. Book found at FS Library 975.735/L1 H2c, and Civil War page 137.
 * South Carolina. Confederate Pension Board.Confederate Veterans and Widows Applications for Pensions, 1916-1956. ( Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1956). Microfilm copy at
 * Anderson County Courthouse.Enrollment Book of Confederate Soldiers, Anderson County, South Carolina. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1956). Alphabetically arranged. Micsrofilm copy at

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)

Historic The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Anderson County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title.
 * Anderson Independent (Anderson, S.C.) 1924-1925.
 * Anderson Independent (Anderson, S.C.) 1944-1981.
 * Anderson Independent and Tribune (Anderson, S.C.) 1925-1944.
 * Anderson Independent-Mail (Anderson, S.C.) 1981-current.
 * Blease's Weekly (Anderson, S.C.) 1925-1928.
 * Highland Sentinel (Calhoun, S.C.) 1840-1843.
 * Honea Path Plaindealer (Honea Path, S.C.) 1885-1887.
 * Miller's Weekly Messenger (Pendleton, S.C.) 1807-1812. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Southern Rights Advocate (Anderson, S.C.) 1852-185?.
 * Temperance Standard (Williamston, S.C.) 1878-1880.
 * The Anderson Appeal (Anderson, S.C.) 1866-186?.
 * The Anderson Daily Intelligencer (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917.
 * The Anderson Farmers' Tribune (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917.
 * The Anderson Free Press (Anderson, S.C.) 1953-1978.
 * The Anderson Gazette (Anderson, S.C.) 1843-1854.
 * The Anderson Gazette (Anderson, S.C.) 1858-1861.
 * The Anderson Intelligencer (Anderson, S.C.) 1860-1914. Search online at Chronicling America.
 * The Anderson Intelligencer (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917.
 * The Anderson Journal (Anderson, S.C.) 1876-1896.
 * The Anderson Tribune (Anderson, S.C.) 1917-1925.
 * The Belton and Honea Path News-Chronicle (Belton, S.C.) 1992-current.
 * The Belton Journal (Belton, S.C.) 1914-1925.
 * The Belton News (Belton, S.C.) 1912-1914.
 * The Belton News (Belton, S.C.) 1925-1992.
 * The Brushy Creek Banner (Newell, S.C.) 1896-1897.
 * The Daily Mail (Anderson, S.C.) 1899-1981.
 * The Gazette and Advocate (Anderson, S.C.) 1855-185?.
 * The Herald (Anderson, S.C.) 1957-197?.
 * The Honea Path Chronicle (Honea Path, S.C.) 1894-1992.
 * The Intelligencer (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917.
 * The Journal (Williamston, S.C.) 1955-current.
 * The News Leader (Anderson, S.C.) 1969-1969.
 * The Pendleton Messenger (Pendleton, S.C.) 1812-1851.
 * The Pendleton News (Pendleton, S.C.) 1912-1914.
 * The Pendleton News (Pendleton, S.C.) 1933-1933.
 * The Pendleton News and Tri-county Advertiser (Pendleton, S.C.) 1933-1934.
 * The Peoples Advocate (Anderson, S.C.) 1890-1918.
 * The Record (Anderson, S.C.) 1931-1939.
 * The South Carolina Baptist (Anderson, S.C.) 1866-1868.
 * The True Carolinian (Anderson, S.C.) 1856-1858.
 * The Williamston News (Williamston, S.C.) 1900-1906.

University of South Carolina Library Catalog
 * Historical Newspapers of South Carolina at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete

Current
 * Anderson Independent-Mail (Anderson, S.C.) Online edition.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. They have placed Will Transcriptions for 1782 to 1855 online. Index searchable by name and the image is available. The Wills from Pendleton District were transcribed as Anderson County.
 * 1791-1907 Will Books. South Carolina, Probate Court (Anderson County). South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Filmed by The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1956, 1972. Microreproduction of original. Each volume is individually indexed.
 * 1840-1903 Inventories, Appraisements and Sales. South Carolina. Probate Court Anderson County. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1956. 1972.
 * 1876-1915 Anderson County, South Carolina Estate Records, ca. 1876-1915. South Carolina. Probate Court Anderson County. Microreproduction of original manuscripts at the South Carolina Dept. of Archives History Center, Columbia, South Carolina
 * 1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1737-1964 South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 at Ancestry - images ($)
 * 1782-1866 South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at Findmypast — index ($) — $, index
 * 1791-1834 Anderson County Wills Book A (abstracts) South Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * 1791-1834 Anderson County Wills Book A (transcripts) South Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * 1797-1907 Anderson County South Carolina list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills - free
 * 1835-1845 Anderson County Wills Book B (transcripts) South Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records Anderson District tax returns, 1835-1861 (gaps), are kept at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Copies: 1835 returns have been abstracted: The USGenWeb Archives includes an abstract of the following: To see how the Civil War financially impacted residents of Anderson County, South Carolina, compare values of real and personal estates on the 1860 Census with 1866-1867 tax records: Original tax duplicate records for the years 1871, 1873-1875, 1885, and 1890 are kept at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Copies: 1872 tax duplicates are also there. Copies: 1872 tax delinquents have been published:
 * South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Anderson County.
 * 1835 Property Return Abstracts, 1835, Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Dec. 1990).
 * 1843 Sarrett, Paul R. "Some 2,264 H/H 'Tax' Records - 1843, For persons living in present-day: ANDERSON CO. - Formed 1826 (Pendleton). Free online version, courtesy: The USGenWeb Archives - South Carolina.
 * 1866-1867 Rich, Peggy Burton and Margarette Gibbs Ogle. Pickens District, South Carolina 1866 Tax List, January 1, 1866- January 1, 1867. n.p.: South Carolina Genealogical Society. Old Pendleton Chapter, 1991.
 * 1872 Delinquent Tax Notice, 1872, Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul. 1985).

Birth

 * 1766-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * 1915-1917 South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Marriage
Online Marriage Records and Indexes
 * 1826-1848; 1857-1871- Abstract of Marriages and Deaths from the Pendleton Messenger, 1826- 1848, the Keowee Courier, 1857-1871 by Janie Revill ▲  - index
 * 1841-1882 Early Anderson County, South Carolina: Newspapers, Marriages, and Obituaries, 1841-1882 by Tom C. Wilkinson, - index
 * 1860-1914 Anderson Intelligencer Newspaperon Chronicling America - index and records
 * 1882-1900 - The Anderson Intelligencer by James E. Harper  - index
 * There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found insome counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death
Online Death Records and Indexes
 * 1800-1900- CSI: Dixie collects 1583 coroners reports from six South Carolina counties for the years 1800-1900.
 * 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1826-1848; 1857-1871- Abstract of Marriages and Deaths from the Pendleton Messenger, 1826- 1848, the Keowee Courier, 1857-1871 by Janie Revill ▲  - index
 * 1841-1882 Early Anderson County, South Carolina: Newspapers, Marriages, and Obituaries, 1841-1882 by Tom C. Wilkinson ▲  - index
 * 1860-1914 Anderson Intelligencer Newspaper on Chronicling America - index and records
 * 1882-1900- The Anderson Intelligencer by James E. Harper  - index
 * 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1915-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * State-wide South Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Anderson South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Elberton Georgia FamilySearch Center
 * Seneca South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Greenwood South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Greenville South Carolina FamilySearch Center


 * High Point Public Library - an affiliate library
 * York County Libraries - Clover - an affiliate library

Libraries
Libraries The Anderson County Library Address: 300 N. McDuffie Street Anderson, S.C. 29621. Telephone: 864 260-4500 For current hours, either telephone or check the Library Website as they have seasonal hours. The South Carolina room is dedicated for genealogical research. It contains many local and family histories. The collection is primarily for research though some items may be checked out. Copy machines are available. Staff will respond to postal mail, email, and telephone inquiries, that require checking indexes for a name. Charges for copies apply. Address requests to: Anderson County Library, PO Box 4047 Anderson, SC 29622 To obtain copies of obituaries send your request plus ($)1.25 per obituary and a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage to cover mailing your request. Send to the address listed above. Due to staffing limitations we will not copy more than ten(10) obituaries per mail request. Please, do not send a second request while you have a pending request. Allow two to three weeks for a reply. The genealogy collection of the Library is housed in the Anderson County Library South Carolina room. It is open during regular library hours. The collections include South Carolina Death Indexes 1815-1950, census records, various Confederate and Union military records land records, wills, and newspapers. Unique collections include the Joseph &amp; Jane Harris Major collection by Betty Daniel Robinson, the Peggy Burton Rich collection by Dr. Linville Rich, and the Holocaust Collection by Elizabeth Marvin. A list of genealogical researchers in our area who perform fee-based research is available upon request. Please, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address listed above and the library will mail you a copy of the list, Subscriptions to Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest Online are available.

Museums
The Anderson County Museum (ACM) boasts over 20,000 diverse artifacts in its archives. The Reading and Research Room contains 1,600 volumes and 2,000 historic photographs for public study.
 * The Anderson County Museum Contact Us: Address: 202 E. Greenville St. Anderson, SC 29624 Telephone: 864-260-4737 Fax: 864-332-5320 The museum's 12,000 square foot Fred Whitten Gallery contains 13 permanent exhibits, a temporary exhibit gallery, and multiple changing exhibits. Exhibits range from textiles to military history to religious history. The Anderson County Museum is on Facebook and Twitter.

Societies

 * Anderson County SCGS Chapter 110 Federal St. Anderson SC 29625-4363 864-540-8300 Email: [mailto:acgsresearch@gmail.com acgsresearch@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Anderson County Historical Society Street Address Town, State Phone Number E-mail: [mailto:andersoncohistoricalsociety@gmail.com andersoncohistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Old Pendleton District
 * Anderson County, SCGenWeb
 * Anderson County Genealogy Society
 * Anderson County Genealogy Society Research Center
 * Anderson County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * South Carolina Pioneers South Carolina Pioneers
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Anderson County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
 * South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Pendleton District, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
 * W.P.A. Inventory of the County Archives of South Carolina No. 4, Anderson County (Anderson) Columbia, South Carolina: Historical Records Survey, 1939.