Charleston (1785-1791) County, South Carolina Genealogy

History

 * Not to be confused with the much larger, modern Charleston County that was created in 1800 and still exists today.
 * Not to be confused with the overarching Charleston District that existed from 1768 to 1800.

Charleston (1785-1791) County was created in 1785 in the overarching Charleston District from the city center part of Charleston District. See the 1785 South Carolina map.

This old 1785 Charleston County's boundaries were only a small fraction modern Charleston County which has existed since 1800.

Charleston (1785-1791) County was never surveyed or properly laid out. In this case the term "county" had no practical meaning other than to describe an approximate geographical area. It was a county in name only.

Charleston (1785-1791) County was abolished in 1791.

For documents of people who lived in this area from 1768 to 1800, look in:


 * Christ Church Parish records since 1706
 * St. Andrew's Parish records since 1706
 * St. Bartholomew's Parish records since 1706
 * St. James Goose Creek Parish records since 1706
 * St. James Santee Parish records since 1706
 * St. Paul's Parish records since 1706
 * St. Philip's Parish records since 1706
 * St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish records since 1706
 * St. John's Berkeley Parish records since 1708
 * St. George Parish records since 1717
 * St. John's Colleton Parish records since 1730
 * St. Michael's Parish records since 1751
 * St. Stephen's Parish records since 1754
 * papers filed in the early capital at Charleston, South Carolina.