Charleston District, South Carolina Genealogy

United States   South Carolina    Charleston District


 * Not to be confused with the small Charleston (1785-1791) County abolished in 1791.
 * Not to be confused with the present-day Charleston County created in 1800.

History
Originally Charles Town District, spelling officially changed to Charleston District in 1785.

Charleston District was created in 1768 from Colleton (1682-1768) County, Berkeley (1682-1768) County, and part of Craven County. See the 1768 South Carolina map.

In 1785 six subordinate counties were formed within the overarching Charleston District:


 * Bartholomew County
 * Berkeley (1785-1791) County
 * Charleston (1785-1791) County
 * Colleton (1785-1791) County
 * Marion (1785-1791) County
 * Washington County

These counties never became functional, and were abolished in 1791. They were counties in name only. See the 1785 South Carolina Map.

In 1800, South Carolina abolished overarching administrative court districts like Charleston District, and switched to the county concept. An all new Charleston County was created in 1800. However they called their counties, districts until 1868, after the Civil War.

For documents of people who lived in this area at this time, look in parish records, or for papers filed in Charleston, South Carolina.

Boundary Changes
"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.

Family Histories
See also Berkeley County Genealogy