Barnwell County, South Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Barnwell 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 John Barnwell, a local figure in the Revolutionary War. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Barnwell County Courthouse 57 Wall Street Barnwell, SC 29812 Phone: 803-541-1020 Barnwell 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 Barnwell County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
 * National Cemetery Administration

Census Records

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

1800
 * Jarrell, Lawrence E. Early Barnwell, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998. 975.79 X2j

1810
 * Jarrell, Lawrence E. Early Barnwell, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998. 975.79 X2j

1820
 * Jarrell, Lawrence E. 1820 Barnwell District, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998. 975.77 X2j 1820

1820 Manufactures The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: 1024517 - 1024518.
 * 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 Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. 973 X2pc 1840;  2321; digital version at Google Books. See South Carolina, Barnwell District on page 142.

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

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
 * Kelly, Wilhelmina Rhodes. The Hines Bush Family: and Other Related People of Color from Barnwell District, South Carolina, 1842-2004. Tucson, Ariz.: Hats Off Books, 2004.
 * Vandervelde, Isabel. Other Free People in Early Barnwell District. Newberry, S.C.: Art Studio Press, 2001.
 * South Carolina: Barnwell County Enslaved and Free Persons, and Slaveholders is database that contains almost 5,000 enslaved people extracted from Barnwell District inventory and appraisal books from 1809-1841 and other sources.
 * Aeolian Lawn
 * Back Pen - Barnwell - also called Banksia Hall, Old Manville House, The Pond
 * Banksia Hall
 * Briarwood
 * Cedar Hall
 * Cowden
 * Duncannon
 * Elko
 * Ervings
 * Fairmount - Blackville - also called Kilkenny, Old Reynolds Pla
 * Fiddle Pond - Kline
 * Goose Pond
 * Grimkie
 * Humble Cot
 * Kilkenny - Blackville - also called Fairmount, Old Reynolds Place
 * Midway
 * O'Bannon
 * O'Bininanze
 * Pine Forest
 * The Pond - Barnwell - also called Back Pen, Banksia Hall, Old Manville House
 * Richmount
 * River
 * Short Staple - Barnwell
 * Silver Bluff
 * Simmons
 * Trotti Place - also called Briarwood
 * Vale
 * Ward

Genealogies

 * Manning, Edna Anderson. Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina Records, 1717-1965. MSS., South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, S.C. 15 vols. 1841506
 * [Bassett] Bassett Family Association and Jeffrey N. Bassett. Splinters from the Tree. New Haven, Conn.: Bassett Family Association of America, 1897-. 929.27305 B294f
 * [Bilbo] Bilbo Family Bible Records, 1779-1940. MSS. Microfilmed 1971. 850402 Item 2
 * [Boyd] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Family of Rueben Boyd (1769-1827) of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1963.
 * [Bradley] Drake, Charles E.F. "Benoni Bradley of Beaufort: A Connecticut Yankee in the Low Country," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Reseach, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Summer 2005):127-132.
 * [Brown] Johnston, Ernest. Brown and Hallonquist: An Account of the Ancestors of Benjamin Franklin Brown (1814-1884) and His Wife, Catherine Ann Hallonquist (1830-1894) of Barnwell, South Carolina. Shepherdstown, W. Va.: [E. B. Johnston], 1998.
 * [Bush] Kelly, Wilhelmina Rhodes. The Hines Bush Family: and Other Related People of Color from Barnwell District, South Carolina, 1842-2004. Tucson, Ariz.: Hats Off Books, 2004.
 * [Collins] Vaughn, Michael J. The Family and Pedigree of Henry Rampy (1817-1866): South Carolina to Texas. Waco, Texas: M.J. Vaughn, 1998.
 * [Creel] Creel, George Edison, Theo Lula Creel Manning, and Daniel Thomas Creel. Creel Family History -- April 2003. Hernando Beach, Fla.: G.E. Creel, 2003. 929.273 C861cg
 * [Creel] Creel, Jeanne V. The Road to Slocumb. [Lecanto, Fla.]: J.V. Creel, 2004. CD-ROM no. 1703
 * [Dunbar] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. Ancestors of the Francis Fickling Dunbar Family of South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: De Huff, [1954?]. 929.273 D911d
 * [Dunbar] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Dunbar Family of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1970.
 * [Dyess] Trammell, Pamela Karen Veuleman. The Descendants of the Dyess Brothers of Barnwell, South Carolina: A Heritage of Which We Can All Be Proud. Texarkana, Texas: P.K.V. Trammell, 1994. ; Supplement:
 * [Dyess] Trammell, Pamela Karen Veuleman. Dyess Newsletter. Texarkana, Texas: Tri-State Genealogical Research, 1995.
 * [Fender] Cheek, Mrs. John L. Record of the Fender Family in the United States: Also Cheek and Allied Families. Typescript, microfilmed 1977. 1036555 Item 35
 * [Hair] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. Aid in Genealogical Research on the Hair Family of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1966.
 * [Hallonquist] Johnston, Ernest. Brown and Hallonquist: An Account of the Ancestors of Benjamin Franklin Brown (1814-1884) and His Wife, Catherine Ann Hallonquist (1830-1894) of Barnwell, South Carolina. Shepherdstown, W. Va.: [E. B. Johnston], 1998.
 * [Hiers] Hiers, James Lawrence. The Hiers Geneology (Heyer, Hyer, Hier, Hire, Hires, Hiers) And Allied Families Platts, Rentz, Fender, Varn, Carter, Parker, Croft, Kinard, Others. Columbia, SC: R. L. Bryan, 1974.
 * [Harter] Smith, Mannie George. The Harters of Barnwell District South Carolina (c. 1753). Columbia, S.C.: R. L. Bryan, 1994. Item 6
 * [Holly] Henderson, Beulah Holly. The Holly-Graham Families and Their Descendants from the Seventeenth Century. Ocala, Fla.: B.H. Henderson, 1954. 929.273 H729he
 * [Holly] MacDowell, Dorothy K. The Holly/Holley Family: Early Barnwell &amp; Edgefield Districts, South Carolina. Aiken, S.C.: D.K. MacDowell, [198-?].
 * [Howell] Clark, Betty Lane. Joseph Howell, Revolutionary Soldier of Old Barnwell District, S. C.: and Allied Families. Typescript, 1971. Item 1
 * [McCreary] McCreary, Richard A. The McCrearys of Barnwell County, S. C. Columbia, S.C.: R.A. McCreary, 1991.
 * [Middleton] Brown, Leslie H. "John Middleton of Hampton, Va., and Onslow County, N.C.," The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul. 1979):161-162.
 * [O'Bannon] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Family of Thomas O'Bannon of Fauquier County, Virginia, and Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1969.
 * [Prescott] Prescott, Adell Taylor. Moses and Susannah (Warren) Prescott and Their Descendants. Greenville, N.C.: A. Prescott, 1985. 929.273 P921pa
 * [Richardson] Davis, Anne Richardson. Richardson and Allied Lines of the Southeast: Including Powell, McRae, Johnson, Garriss, Lightsey, Waller, Cook, Sheppard &amp; Gatch. Darien, Ga.: Sea Griffin Pub., 2000. 929.273 R393da
 * [Rigdon] Gillett, Jean Thomson. Descendants of Ephraim Rigdon and the Southern Migration. 1998. 929.273 R448g
 * [Sandefer] Harp, Goldie. The Descendants of Joshua A. Sandefer. [Longview, Wash.]: G. Harp, 1996. 929.273 Sa56hg
 * [Simmons] Simmons, William W. Data Pertaining to Richard Simmons Family (1770-1814) and Other Families of Pike County, Mississippi. Cleveland, Miss.: William W. Simmons, 1955. 929.273 Si47sw
 * [Smith] Woodruff, Caldwell. Captain Aaron Smith, of Old Ninety-six, South Carolina, Who with His Wife, Five Children and Five Negro Slaves, was Massacred by Cherokee Indians, 1 July 1776: With an Account of His Four Sons: Ezekiel Smith of Hancock County, Georgia; Major John Carraway Smith, of Jones County, Georgia; Thos. Keeling Smith, of Putnam County, Georgia and Lieutenant Aaron Smith, Jr., of Barnwell County, S. C. Typescript, Georgia Historical Society Collection, Savannah, Ga. Microfilmed 1959. Item 1
 * [Stansel] Owen, Thomas McAdory. A Genealogy of the Stansel Family. Carrollton, Ala.: West Alabamian Printing, 1900. 1429793 Item 18; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Tobin] Hagood, Johnson. Meet Your Grandfather, a Sketch-Book of the Hagood-Tobin Family. Charleston, S.C.: n.p., 1946. 929.273 H123h
 * [Tobin] Tobin Family Scrapbook. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Touchstone] Sandel, Mary E. and Elias Wesley Sandel. The Touchtones of Maryland, Virginia, North &amp; South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. [Amite, La.]: M.E. &amp; E.W. Sandel, 1972. 929.273 T642sm
 * [Treadway] Thompson, Opal Treadway and Ted Thompson. Treadway, a History of the Treadway Family of Barnwell County, South Carolina. North Augusta, S.C.: O.T. Thompson, 1991.
 * [Valentine] Greer, Richard Dale. Valentine Family History. MSS., Larkin Edwards Room, Shreveport Memorial Library. Microfilmed 2001. 2243264 Item 1
 * [Weathersbee] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Weathersbee Family of Halifax and Martin Counties, North Carolina and Barnwell County, South Carolina. [Augusta, Ga.]: E.W. De Huff, 1965. Supplement:  929.273 W378a supp.
 * [Williams] Fanning, Lawrence R. Ancestors and De[s]cendants of Charles Preston Williams and Nancy Tisdale Williams. Columbia, S.C.: L.R. Fanning, 1971. 929.273 W67fa; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Willis] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Family of Robert Willis of Barnwell County, South Carolina. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1957. ; 1960 update: 929.273 W679we supp. 1; 1962 update: ; 1965 update:  929.273 W679we supp. 3
 * [Wilson] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. Family of the Rev. James Wilson of Barnwell County, South Carolina. [Augusta, Ga.]: E.W. DeHuff, 1958. ; 1963 edition:
 * [Woodward] Geiger, Linda Woodward. "Probate Records of Charles Woodward of Barnwell District: An Analysis," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 26, No. 1 (Winter 1998):3-8.
 * [Woolley] Hill, Joseph Edward. Woolley Family of Conyers, Georgia: The Children and Grandchildren of Basel Woolley (1803-1881) and His Wife Susannah Cumba (1808-1880). Decatur, Ga.: J.E. Hill, 1963. 978079 Item 8
 * [Young] Young, Roy B. Forever Young. 2 vols. Duncan, Okla.: Young &amp; Sons Enterprises, 1992-1994. 929.273 Y85yr

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records The following chart shows where you may best expect to find land records.

Deeds The original Barnwell County deed books are kept at the county courthouse. An index to deeds exists for the years 1779-1884, but only the years 1789-1851 have been microfilmed. All of these films are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The "Deeds, 1789-1851; index to deeds, 1779-1884" collection on FamilySearch also contains browsable digital images of the direct index to deeds, as well as deeds from 1789-1826:
 * Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868 For information about the State Land Grants, see State Land Grants
 * Orangeburg District records destroyed by fire
 * Direct index to deeds 1779-1884 FS Library film #23282 (digital images online)
 * Deeds, v. 1 1789-1792 Deeds, v. A-B 1799-1806 FS Library film #23283 (digital images online)
 * Deeds, v. C-D 1806-1810 FS Library film #23284 (digital images online)
 * Deeds, v. E-G 1810-1814 FS Library film #23285 (digital images online)
 * Deeds, v. H-J 1814-1818 FS Library film #23286 (digital images online)
 * Deeds, v. K-M 1817-1821 FS Library film #23287 (digital images online)
 * Deeds, v. N-P 1821-1826 FS Library film #23288 (digital images online)
 * Deeds, v. Q-R 1826-1831 FS Library film #23289
 * Deeds, v. S-T 1831-1834 FS Library film #23290
 * Deeds, v. U-V 1834-1838 FS Library film #23291
 * Deeds, v. W-X 1838-1842, 1852 FS Library film #23292
 * Deeds, v. AA-BB 1842-1847 FS Library film #23293
 * Deeds, v. CC-DD 1847-1851 FS Library film #23294

Local Histories
The county was named after the John Barnwell, a leader during the Revolutionary War. The South Carolina Railroad brought people to the area in the mid-nineteenth century when it connected Charleston and Hamburg (located on the Savannah River. Learn more about the history of Barnwell County from the South Carolina State Library or from Carolana.com.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Barnwell County Historical Maps at South Carolina's Information Highway
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Barnwell County for European settlers included:
 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Occaneechi Path pre-historic
 * Lower Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Cisca and St. Augustine Trail (or Nickajack Trail) pre-historic
 * Fort Moore-Charleston Trail about 1716
 * Fall Line Road about 1735
 * Augusta-Savannah Trail 1739
 * Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
 * Augusta-St. Augustine Trail 1740s
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail about 1777

Military Records
General
 * "Muster roll, 1836," News and Journal, 2001, Volume 17, Issue 3. Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society: Aiken, South Carolina. Seminole War
 * Pension applications, various wars," Huxford Genealogical Society Magazine, December 1985, Volume 12, Issue 4. Huxford Genealogical Society:Homerville, GA. Book 975.8 D25h or Film 1320528 and 1320535
 * Some district veterans, 1833," South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Winter 1981, volume 9, Issue 1. Brent Holcomb: Columbia, SC. Book 975.7 B2sc.
 * Manning, Edna Anderson; South Carolina Library, Manning Collection (Columbia, South Carolina); Daughters of the American Revolution, General John Barnwell Chapter (South Carolina); Daughters of 1812 (South Carolina). Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina records, 1717-1965. Columbia, South Carolina South Caroliniana Library, 1988.
 * Film 1841510-11. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 12 Family index [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories (to p. 236): 1817-1962. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 14 Index to fam. [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories: 1756-1959 Index Vol. 15 History of Barnwell County: 1769-1965 1850 census of Barnwell County Index History of Barnwell Co. &amp; family: 1717-1916 histories of civil servants. Family records: 1763-1958 Index to last 2 items.

Revolutionary War
 * Manning, Edna Anderson; South Carolina Library, Manning Collection (Columbia, South Carolina); Daughters of the American Revolution, General John Barnwell Chapter (South Carolina); Daughters of 1812 (South Carolina). Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina records, 1717-1965. Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Library, 1988.
 * Film 1841506. General index Vol. 1 Contents [not quite accurate] Abstracts of old wills: 1787-1900. Marriage records: 1877-1895. Cemetery records: 1813-1935. Index to wills Index to cemetery records Revolutionary period residents: 1735-1868 &amp; others Mexican War data: 1846-1847, Confederate veterans: 1861-1865.
 * Film 1841507. Vol. 3 Ancestry of members of Gen. John 1736-1914 Barnwell Chapter, DAR Family records &amp; short family: 1603-1911; histories Family Bible records: 1740-1881; A family sketch or Beaufort's: 1772-1905; Bridge and its People" (various families) Memoirs of Tarleton Brown, a 1745-1781 revolutionary soldier.
 * Film 1841507. Court Declarations by 2 Rev. War: 1834 veterans for benefits; Voter's lists of Winton [later .... late 1700s- Barnwell] County ear. 1800s Diary of Isaac Kinney, son of ... 1789-1852 a rev. war soldier Index to Ancestry of mem....--1st item on this reel of film Index to Rev. War ancestors Misc. index Cemetery records: 1851-1948.
 * Film 1841507. Vol. 4 Family histories: 1787-1959. Index Vol. 5 Barnwell County appointed officials 1880-1962 Vol. 6 Family index [table of contents] Family records (to p. 201): 1750-1927.
 * Film 1841508. Family records (cont.): 1750-1962. Index Vol. 7 Family index [table of contents] Family histories: 1764-1933. Index Vol. 8 Index of families [table of contents] Family histories (to p. 304) ...... 1790-1961.
 * Film 1840509. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 9 Family index [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories: 1730-1945 Index Vol. 10 Contents Daughters of War of 1812, elig. 1812-1916 for membership; rosters of men who served in War of 1812 rendering civil or military service.

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. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Barnwell County, p. 182. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
 * "Six bounty land warrants," News and Journal, 2001, Volume 17, Issue 3. Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society:Aiken, South Carolina. War of 1812.
 * Manning, Edna Anderson; South Carolina Library, Manning Collection (Columbia, South Carolina); Daughters of the American Revolution, General John Barnwell Chapter (South Carolina); Daughters of 1812 (South Carolina). Manning Collection, Barnwell County, South Carolina records, 1717-1965. Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Library, 1988.
 * Film 1840509. Family histories (cont.) Index Vol. 9 Family index [i.e. table of cont.] Family histories: 1730-1945. Index Vol. 10 Contents Daughters of War of 1812, elig. 1812-1916 for membership; rosters of men who served in War of 1812 rendering civil or military service.
 * Short history of South Carolina Daughters of 1812 Members of the state org. of the Daughters of 1812 Index of rosters a few items back Vol. 11 Family Index (i.e. table of contents). Family histories (to p. 187): 1735-1961.

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 Barnwell County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that were formed with many men from Barnwell County:
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters, Company A (also known the Union Light Infantry and German Fusiliers); Company B (also known as the Sumter Guards); and Company C (also known as the Charleston Sharpshooters and Palmetto Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C (also known as Edgefield Rangers) and Company K (had been Company D of 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's),
 * - 1st Company A - ( also know as Bamburg Guards or Glover Guards)
 * - 1st Company D - ( also known as the St. Matthews Rifles and the Keitt Guards)
 * - Company E - (At Reorganization was known as Wee Nee Volunteers or Williamsburg Volunteers)
 * - 1st Company F -
 * - Company G - (also known as the Johnson Guards)
 * - 1st Company H -
 * - 1st Company I - (possibly known as the Republican Blues)
 * - 1st Company K - (also known as the Bamberg Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army), Company A (also known as Gregg's Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Mounted Militia in the following companies:
 * - Bostick's Company (also known as Allendale Guards)
 * - Evan's Company (also known as Palmetto Rangers)
 * - Johnson's Company (also known as Savannah River Guards)
 * - Martin's Company (also known as Calhoun Minute Men or Red Oak Rangers)
 * - Percival's Company (also known as Pickens Rangers)
 * -2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company D
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (also known as the Boykin Mounted Rangers and Hampton Scouts)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company D, Company F, and Company H
 * - 2nd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry Reserves,
 * - Company F - (also known as the Savannah River Guard or Guards)
 * - Barnwell Dragoons ( also called Lawton's Company, South Carolina Volunteers)
 * - Calhoon Minute Men (also known as the Calhoon Mounted Men and Martin's Company, South Carolina Volunteers)
 * - A few Barnwell men in Beaufort District Troop (also known as Captain J. H. Howard's Company)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64), Company E and Company K
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company A, Company B, Company E, Company G, and Company H
 * - 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry,
 * - Company D (also known as the Barnwell Dragoons)
 * - Company F (also known as the St. Peter's Guards)
 * - Company I (also known as the Rebel Troops), a few from Barnwell
 * - Company K (also known as Savannah River Guards and Captain Thomas H. Johnson's Company)
 * - 5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's), Company I
 * - 7th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Nelson's) (Enfield Rifles), Company E
 * - 8th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Stalling's), Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (9th Volunteers), Company E
 * - 11th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves(90 days 1862-63), Company A, Company F, and Company L
 * - 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company H
 * - 14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company D
 * - 14th Regiment, South Carolina Militia, Company A and Company B
 * - 17th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company G and Company H
 * - Aiken's Mounted Infantry, South Carolina

Newspapers

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

Historic The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Barnwell 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.
 * Barnwell County Times (Blackville, S.C.) 1871-1875.
 * Barnwell Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 185?-1925.
 * Palmetto Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 1852-1860.
 * The Allendale Enterprise (Allendale, Barnwell Co., S.C.) 1889-1892.
 * The Barnwell County Banner (Barnwell, S.C.) 1986-current.
 * The Barnwell Journal (Blackville, S.C.) 1869-18??.
 * The Barnwell People (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925.
 * The Barnwell People-Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current.
 * The Blackville News (Blackville, S.C.) 1876-187?.
 * The Fairfax Enterprise (Fairfax, Barnwell Co., S.C.) 1892-1908.
 * The New Sentinel (Barnwell, S.C.) 1902-1904.
 * The People (Barnwell, S.C.) 1877-1884.
 * The Williston Way (Williston, S.C.) 1921-1992.

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

Periodicals

 * Carolina Genealogist
 * Georgia Genealogical Magazine
 * News and Journal
 * South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * Barnwell County Wills (abstracts) 1778-1810; 1811-1820; 1821-1840; 1841-1856 South Carolina Pioneers
 * 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

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

Tax Records
Published tax records
 * 1787 Tax List, 1787, Georgia Genealogical Magazine, No. 49 (Summer 1973).
 * 1787 Tax List, 1787, Old Winton County, Carolina Genealogist, No. 11 (Summer 1972).
 * 1810 "1810 Tax Return for Barnwell District," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Spring 1991):63-68; Vol. 19, No. 3 (Summer 1991):145-149.
 * 1870 Assessor's Return of Taxable Real Property in Barnwell County Annexed by Aiken County, 1870, News and Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3 (2008).

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
Marriages - Indexes
 * 1764-1859 Barnwell County Marriages, 1764-1859, Implied in Barnwell Co., S.C. Deeds by Barbara R. Langdon WorldCat - index
 * 1911-1959 Barnwell County Marriage Index 1911-1959. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 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
Deaths - Indexes and Records
 * 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)
 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Aiken South Carolina Family History Center
 * Evans Georgia Family History Center


 * Augusta Genealogical Society, Adamson Library - an affiliate library
 * Augusta-Richmond County Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Barnwell County Library Address: 40 Burr Street Barnwell, SC 29812 Telehone: (803) 259-3612 Hours of Operation: Monday to Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday 1000 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 to 200 p.m., Sunday Closed The Barnwell County Library is part of the ABBE Regional System listed below. It shared an online catalog with the other libraries in the ABBE Regional Library System. You can subscribe to an email newsletter and select to receive information from the Barnwell branch among other places and subjects. To subscribe Click Here.Website

The links below lead to the websites of the other libraries in Barnwell County. Each has its own hours and services, but all share the same catalog. The "Click 'n' Search" option allows you to select categories of records such as genealogy and history. BlackvilleWebsite Williston Website
 * ABBE Regional Library System A.B.B.E. Regional Library System (The Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Regional Library System) is headquaterred in Aiken county and serves the four South Carolina counties named in its title. It has 14 brances and a bookmobile. One of those branches is the Barnwell County Library.

Museums

 * Barnwell County Museum Address: P.O. Box 422 9726 Marlboro Avenue Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 Telephone: (803) 259-1916 This facility is primarily a site for viewing artifacts and participating in heritage programs. The Fuller House is currently being renovated to become the future home of the museum.The Barnwell County Museum is only one of several museums in the area.

Societies

 * Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society P.O. Box 415 Aiken, SC 29802 Email: [mailto:aikenbarnwellgenealogy@gmail.com aikenbarnwellgenealogy@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Barnwell County, SCGenWeb
 * Barnwell 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

 * "Some Notes on Barnwell County Research," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Fall 1986):186.
 * South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Barnwell County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.