Spartanburg County, South Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Spartanburg County Courthouse 180 Magnolia Street Spartanburg, SC 29306 Phone: 864-596-3428 Spartanburg 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:

Biographies

 * Boggs, John. The Southern Christian; Exemplified in the Memoirs of Anthony Jefferson Pearson, Who Died August 31st, 1834 in Spartanburgh, South Carolina. New York: Ezra Collier, 1835. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Cemeteries

 * To view a cemetery list, see Spartanburg County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
 * National Cemetery Administration

Census Records

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

1820 Manufactures The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FS Library copies: 1024517 - 1024518.
 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufacturers Census of 1820, 1964.

1840
 * 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. 973 X2pc 1840;  2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See South Carolina, Spartanburgh [Spartanburg] District on page 143.

1850
 * Gilbert, Horace Elbert and Rodney Dusterhoft. An Enhanced 1850 Census, Spartanburg District, South Carolina. Spartanburg, S.C.: Pinckney District Chapter, SCGS, 1994. 975.729 X2g 1850

1860
 * Emory, Mary Mills and Lorene Burton Ambrose. 1860 Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Vol. 1. 975.729 X2p 1860 v. 1

Church Records
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Spartanburg 1st
 * Spartanburg 2nd
 * Spartanburg 3rd (Spanish)
 * Boiling Springs Ward

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records Spartanburg County has court records from 1785 that are held in the office of the Clerk of Court. Spartanburg County was a part of the Ninety-Six District from 1785 - 1791 and the Pinckney District from 1791 - 1800. The records of the Ninety-Six District courts are housed in Abbeville County with the Clerk of Court. The records of the Pinckney District courts are housed with the York County Clerk of Court. The South Carolina Archives and History Center has court records available on microfilm for Spartanburg County. The FamilySearch Library collection includes books and microfilm regarding court records for Spartanburg County. Racine, Philip N. "The Spartanburg District Magistrates and Freeholders Court, 1824-1865," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 87, No. 4 (Oct., 1986), pp. 197-212. Digital version at JSTOR($).
 * Dates Vary Spartanburg County, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Public Index – index; courts include Circuit Court, Summary Court and Masters-in-Equity, records added periodically

Emigration and Immigration

 * Howe, George. The Scotch-Irish and Their First Settlements on the Tyger River and Other Neighboring Precincts in South Carolina a Centennial Discourse, Delivered at Nazareth Church, Spartanburg District, S.C., September 14, 1861. 1861; reprint, Greenville, S.C.: A Press, 1981.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans United States African Americans South Carolina African Americans Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:
 * Eelman, Bruce W. "'An Educated and Intelligent People Cannot Be Enslaved': The Struggle for Common Schools in Antebellum Spartanburg, South Carolina," History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 250-270. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Heinegg, Paul. "'Other Free' Heads of Household in the 1790 South Carolina Census, by County," Free African Americans.com. [Includes free blacks in Spartanburgh County.]
 * Mountain Shoals - Enoree
 * Thomas Price - Moore
 * Walnut Grove - Roebuck

Genealogies

 * [Adcock] Adcock, Deverle Carol Turner and Jimmie Wallis Adcock. Adcock Family and Allied Families. [Austin, Texas: n.p.], 1979. 929.273 Ad19ad
 * [Anderson] Anderson, Edward Lee. A History of the Anderson Family 1706-1955, Through the Descendants of James Mason Anderson and His Wife Mary "Polly" Miller. Columbia, S.C.: R.L. Bryan Co., [1955]. 896816 Item 2
 * [Barnett] Jackson, Mary Brannon. Our Barnett Family, 1700-1978. n.p.: M.B. Jackson, 1978. 929.273 A1 no. 2791
 * [Barrett] Chamlee, Lelia Anne Barrett. Recollections...Barrett-Andrews and Related Families. Milledgeville, Ga.: L.A.B. Chamlee, 1996. 929.273 B275ch
 * [Bennett] Balis, Leila Smith. More About Our Bennett Family: of Granville Co./Bute Co./Warren Co., NC; Spartanburg Co., SC; Greene Co., IN; Twin Falls Co., ID. Murray, Utah: L.S. Balis, 2001.
 * [Brice] Lacey, Howard Elton and Deborah Ruth Carter Harry. Brice Roots in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2000.
 * [Brown] Brown, Richard L. and Robert E. Brown. A Brown Family of Spartanburg and Greenville Counties, South Carolina. Maplewood, N.J.: R.L. &amp; R.E. Brown, 1963. Item 5
 * [Bryant] Pope, Jennings Bland. The Bryants of Spartanburg: Beginning with William Briant (c.1741 VA - c.1834 SC). Austin, Texas: J.B. Pope, 1980. 929.273 B841p
 * [Byars] Franke, William Frederick. Affidavit of William Frederick Franke Sr., 1749-1960, in Re[gard to] Descendants of Nathan Byars, Revolutionary Soldier, 1749-1846. Typescript, 1960. 928041 Item 6
 * [Byars] Tucker, Marjorie Stewart. Marjorie Stewart Tucker Genealogical Collection. MSS. Microfilmed 2006. ; digital version at.
 * [Cantrell] Gabbitas, Corinne Law. The Cantrell - Cantrill Genealogy, Peter and Sarah Descendents a Record of the Descendents of Richard Cantrill, Who was a Resident of Philadelphia Prior to 1689, and of Earlier Cantrills in England and America: A Record of the Descendents of Isaac Cantrell, Who was a Resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Orem, Utah: C.L. Gabbitas, 1982?. 1206432 Item 16
 * [Cartee] Cartee, Bobby Gene. Cartee Family History and Related Families. Spartanburg, S.C.: B.G. Cartee, 1987. 929.273 C243c
 * [Casey] Casey, Alvin Harold and Robert Brooks Casey. Casey Family History. Stillwater, Okla.: A.H. Casey, 1980. 929.273 C268ca
 * [Chapman] Nichols, William A. Descendants of Julius Nichols. Pedigree Chart, 1992. Microfilmed. 1697786 Item 13
 * [Church] Daniels, Jeanette K.B. Church and Allied Families. Vidor, Texas: W. Hayes, 1992. 929.273 C473d
 * [Collins] "Captain John Collins," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Summer 2009):141-142. [Reprint of "Nazareth and Cowpens," in Southern Presbyterian, Issue dated 2 June 1881, page 3.]
 * [DeLong] Baldwin, John D. "Descendants of James DeLong born 1755-1760 of Spartanburg County, South Carolina," in DeLong Genealogy. MSS., Cleveland Ohio FamilySearch Center. Microfilmed 2005. VAULT 1542450 Item 2
 * [Earle] Clark, Agnes Nesbitt. The Earle Family of South Carolina. 929.273 A1 no. 237
 * [Embry] Nichols, Eula May Hembree. Descendants of Joel Hembree. Homewood, Ill.: E. H. Nichols, 1988. 929.273 H371n; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Erwin] Knisely, Mary Jane. John Armstrong Erwin and Alice Brandon of North Carolina. Orlando, Fla.: M.H. Knisely, [197-?]. 929.273 A1 no. 3450.
 * [Foster] Foster, T.D. History of the Fosters of Spartanburg County, South Carolina and Amelia Court House, Virginia. MSS., microfilmed 1973. Item 2
 * [Foster] Pennell, Ira W. Ridley - Foster: Virginia, South Carolina. Typescript. Microfilmed 1981. 1033690 Item 4
 * [Gaston] Gee, Mary Gaston. The Ancestry and Descendants of Amzi Williford Gaston II (1841-1911) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Charlottesville, Va.: M.G. Gee, 1944.
 * [Goodlett] Goodlett, Mildred W. Links in the Goodlett Chain. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1965. 929.273 G619gm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Gossett] Gossett, Jeffrey. The Gossetts of South Carolina. Rock Hill, S.C.: J.L. Gossett, 1997. 929.273 G696g
 * [Graham] Graham, Bobby Don. Descendants of John Levi Graham, Jr. Los Angeles, Calif.: B.D. Graham, 1962? 1031249 Item 11
 * [Graham] Graham, Bobby Don. Graham Family. Buena Park, Calif.: B.D. Graham, 1962? 1421647 Item 8
 * [Grant] Grant, Bishop Franklin (Mrs.). Grant Family of South Carolina. Typescript. 219477 Item 4
 * [Hanna] Hanna, Frank A. The Hanna Family of Enoree River. Durham, N.C.: Hanna, 1969. 1011935 Item 8
 * [Harris] Harris, David Golightly, Philip N. Racine, and Emily Liles Harris. Piedmont Farmer, the Journals of David Golightly Harris, 1855-1870. Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tenn. Press, 1990. 975.729 D3p
 * [Hembree] See Embry.
 * [Henderson] Henderson, Wallace Bozeman and Evelyn Kathleen Berry Henderson. Research on the Following Families: Peter Hendersen, Bunyon Henderson, William Andrew Henderson, John Henderson, Alexander "Sandy" Henderson. Spartanburg, S.C.: W.B. Henderson, 1988. 929.273 H383hb
 * [Holt] Holt, Lessie Davis. Charles Holt, American Revolutionary War Veteran - Charles Holt &amp; Descendants, 1762-1980. Blountsville, Ala.: L.D. Holt, 1981. 929.273 H742h
 * [Huey] "Some Notes on the Huey Family," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Winter 1992):22-26.
 * [Huntley] Galloway, Robert Maxton. Autobiography. Columbia, S.C.: R.M. Galloway, 1998. 921.73 G138a
 * [Jackson] Holcomb, Brent H. Jackson of North Pacolet: Descendants of Samuel Jackson, Sr. (Died 1796, Spartanburg County, South Carolina). Columbia, S.C.: B.H. Holcomb, 1991.
 * [Jones] Holcombe, William J. Our Jones-Parker Family: Keeping Up with the Joneses. [Columbia, S.C.: W.J. Holcombe, 199-?.] 929.273 J71hwj
 * [Jones] Jones, Ransom Lanier. Descendants of John Jones Born about 1750 and Died in Early 1818 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Fernandina Beach, Fla.: R.L. Jones, 2000.
 * Kilpatrick Author Unknown, "Alexander Kilpatrick of South Carolina and His Descendants". p. 124, Historical Southern Families Volume XXII
 * [Lancaster] Lancaster, Osborne Byron. Ancestors and Descendants of Edgar Bernard Lancaster and Mattie Lee Hines Lancaster, 1770-1962. n.p.: O.B. Lancaster, 1962. 929.273 L221Lo
 * [Land] Walker, Robert B. Our Family Genealogy. MSS. Microfilmed 1960. 209590 Item 4
 * [Leatherwood] Wheeler, Phillip Glenn. The Descendants of Thomas and Mary (Lanford) Leatherwood. Fontana, Calif.: P.G. Wheeler, 1995. 929.273 L484w
 * [Lee] Jay, Margaret Beheler. John Watts Lee, Sr. Family, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Shelby, N.C.: Broad River Genealogical Society, 1999.
 * [Leslie] Leslie, Reuben Lloyd. Notes on the Ancestry of William Samuel Leslie and Margaret Gertrude Ramage. Typescript, Clayton Library, Houston, Texas. Microfilmed 1982. 1317274 Item 14
 * [McBee] McBee, Vardry. Portraiture of Vardry McBee of South Carolina Born in Spartanburg District, 19 June 1775; Died in Greenville, 23 January 1864. 1852. 6104945
 * [McElreath] McElreath, Walter. My Folks. Atlanta, Ga.: J.T. Hancock, 1941. 929.273 M154mw
 * [McMakin] McMakin, Dean. McMakin and McMeekin: Some Descendants of Alexander McMakin of Loudoun County, Virginia; Includes the Surnames: Briggs, Campbell, Hays, Henson, Hinkle, Howard, Leachman, Litsey, McMeekin, Miller, Sudduth, Wheeler. St. Charles, Ill.: D. McMakin, [199-?]. 929.273 M227mk
 * [Martin] Harvey, Judy L. and Marie R. Davis. The Family of John Martin and Margaret Faris of Spartenburg County, South Carolina. Portland, Ore.: M.R. Davis, 1982. 929.273 M364d
 * [Newman] Newman, William Alton. Newman--Hildreth Family, ca. 1780-1971. Typescript, microfilmed 1990. 1320972 Item 25
 * [Newman] Newman, William Alton and James Wilson Newman. The Newman Family: Descendants of Davis and Nancy Newman, 1780, Spartanburg County District, South Carolina. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1992.
 * [Page] Page, Donald W. The History and Genealogy of the Robert and Rachel Page Family from Goochland County, Virginia and Spartanburg County, South Carolina. 2 vols. Franklin, N.C.: Genealogy Pub. Service, 1992-2002.
 * [Peden] Hewell, Eleanor M. The Pedens of America. Free Lookups Available!
 * [Pruitt] Prewitt, Richard A. Prewitt-Pruitt Records of South Carolina. Grimes, Iowa: R.A. Prewitt, 1981. 1033812 Item 5
 * [Rainey] Rainey, Ralph E. Wallace A. Rainey and Jessie I. Ringer, Their Ancestors, Descendants and Allied Families. Carlyle, Ill.: R.E. Rainey, 1985. 929.273 R135rr
 * [Rodgers] Andrea, Leonardo. Rodgers--Roger--Rogers. Typescript, Polk County Historical Library, Bartow, Fla. Microfilmed 1975. 978080 Item 2
 * [Rogers] Rogers, Virgil Madison. Rogers--McCravy--Lanham Family History: With Allied and Descendant Families. Strasburg, Va.: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1975. 1454581 Item 6
 * [Sloan] Jones, Phillip Barron and Eva McCranie Jones. Sloan and Related Families: Descendants of George Thomas Sloan (1756-1836) of County Cork, Ireland, and Spartanburg and Laurens Counties, South Carolina. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 2007.
 * [Smith] Smith, Josiah B., Elizabeth Smith, and D.A.R. Katharine Livingston Chapter. Genealogy of William Smith of Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684 [Published at] Newtown, Pa., 1883. Transcript, National Library, D.A.R. Microfilmed 1971. 875380 Item 8
 * [Stone] Willett, Jean. Twenty-three Years of Research. MSS. 198-?. 929.273 M612wj
 * [Suddath] Paget, James Suddath. Ancestors and Descendants of Hancock D. Suddath and Jemima Whaley Etheredge. Franklin, N.C.: Genealogy Pub. Service, 1996. 929.273 Su21p
 * [Templeman] Templeman, Billy Gerald. Family History of the Templemans, Mobleys &amp; Kin. Terrell, Texas: B.G. Templeman, 1976? 929.273 T248t
 * [Thomas] Bushnell, George Elmore. A Chart of the Descendants of Colonel John Thomas and Jane Black of Spartanburg, S.C. MSS., South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston. Microfilmed 1952. Item 12
 * [Thomas] Moore, Elvin M. The James Madison Thomas Story: With Sketches of the Tolleson and Webber (Weber) Families. Greenville, S.C.: E.M. Moore, Jr., 1984. 929.273 T364m
 * [Thompson] Carpenter, Terry L. Thompson Kith and Kin: A Southern Highlander Family. New York, N.Y.: T. Carpenter, 1991. 929.273 T371ctL
 * [Thornton] Crowley, Ariel L. The Ancestry of Jane Thornton of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Wife of Arthur Hutchens of Albemarle Parish, Virginia, and Ancestress of Clarence Edmund Cowley. Idaho City, Idaho: A.L. Crowley, 1969.
 * [Turner] Fitts, Ruth Turner. Turner, Georgia, South Carolina. Newnan, Ga.: R. T. Fitts, 1982? 929.273 T851f
 * [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
 * [Vandiver] Vandiver, Rubie. History of B.P. Vandiver and Family. Fitzgerald, Ga.: Du-Mar Binderers &amp; Printing Corporation], 1970. 1429814 Item 1
 * [Walker] Walker, Robert B. Our Family Genealogy. MSS. Microfilmed 1960. 209590 Item 4
 * [Wall] Wall, Marcus H. Your Wall Family. n.p.: M.H. Wall, 1973. 929.273 W154wmh
 * [Westmoreland] Foster, Lucia. Westmoreland Ancestry: 1980 Update. Cove, Ark.: L. Foster, 1980. 929.273 W528f
 * [Wilbanks] Rex, Joyce A. William Henry Wilbanks (1810-1902), His Ancestors, Life and Children: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. Purcell, Okla.: J.A. Rex, 1996. 929.273 W641r
 * [Williams] Beam - Duckworth - Langston - Williams Families. MSS., Pinkneyville, Ill. Microfilmed 1975. 975738 Item 8
 * [Williams] Williams, Johnny Lee and Wiley Edward Williams. Descendants of Edward Williams of Spartanburg Co., S.C., 1790-1964. Typescript.
 * [Williams] Williams: Family Bible Records, 1793-1920, Together with Transcripts. MSS. Microfilmed 1984. 1206451 Item 6
 * [Williams] Williams, Johnny Lee. Descendants of Edward Williams, Sr. of Spartanburg County, South Carolina (now Cherokee County, South Carolina). Attalla, Ala.: J.L. Williams, 2000.
 * [Willis] Willis, J. Ernest. The House of Daniel Willis. Travelers Rest, S.C.: Stephen A. Loftis Printing Co., 1968. 929.273 W679wj
 * [Wofford] Wait, Jane Wofford, John W. Wofford and Carrie Wofford Floyd. History of the Wofford Family: Direct Descendants of Captain Joseph Wofford. Spartanburg, S.C.: n.p., 1928. 1993 reprint: 929.273 W822wj
 * [Wood] Wood, Christine Knox and James Moses Wood. Wood Works Documented More Than 1100 Descendants of William Wood, Whose Will in Spartanburg District, S.C. was Dated 22 January 1787: As Many As Ten Generations To Date. 3 vols. Lubbock, Texas: J.M. Hood, 1971-1978.
 * Gilbert, Horace Elbert and Rodney Dusterhoft. An Enhanced 1850 Census, Spartanburg District, South Carolina. Spartanburg, S.C.: Pinckney District Chapter, SCGS, 1994. 975.729 X2g 1850 [Enhancements (additions) where known include: full names, birth and death dates, maiden names, names of future spouses, identification of some Civil War veterans, and burial locations.]
 * Old Spartanburg District Genealogy. Spartanburg, S.C.: Gainey Research Services, 1986-1989.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records. Orignial deed books are located at the Spartanburg County Courthouse. Abstracted deeds in Spartanburg County/District, South Carolina, deed abstracts, books A-T, 1785-1827 (1752-1827), A.B. Pruitt
 * Some early records may be found in North Carolina counties Anson, Mecklenburg, or Tryon

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

Local Histories
The county is named after the Spartan Regiment. Known in history as the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Cowpens.


 * History of Spartanburg County. Spartanburg, S.C.?: Band &amp; White, 1940. Digital version at Ancestry($).
 * Landrum, J.B.O. Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina, Embracing for the Most Part the Primitive and Colonial History of the Territory Comprising the Original County of Spartanburg with a General Review of the Entire Military Operations in the Upper Portion of South Carolina and Portions of North Carolina. Greenville, S.C.: Shannon &amp; Co., Printers and Binders, 1897. Digital version at Google Books.
 * Landrum, J.B.O. History of Spartanburg County: Embracing an Account of Many Important Events and Biographical Sketches of Statesmen, Divines and Other Public Men, and the Names of Many Others Worthy of Record in the History of Their County. Atlanta, Ga.: Franklin Printing, 1900. ; ; digital versions at Internet Archive.
 * Spartanburg City and Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 1903. 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Waldrep, G.C. Southern Workers and the Search for Community: Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000.
 * Reviews:


 * 1) By John Hennen in The American Historical Review, Vol. 106, No. 4 (Oct. 2001):1397-1398. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * 2) By Annette C. Wright in The Journal of American History, Vol. 88, No. 4 (Mar. 2002):1580-1581. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * 3) By R. Phillip Stone II in The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 68, No. 3 (Aug. 2002):738-379. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Harris, David Golightly. Piedmont Farmer, The Journals of David Golightly Harris, 1855-1870. (Knoxville, Tennessee University of Tenn. Press, c1990. 597 pages. David Harris, the owner of 10 slaves records life on his farm, in his neighborhood, and the society of Piedmont. Book found at and [3o5mn85 Other Libraries].
 * South Carolina Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.spartanburg/ Spartanburg

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Spartanburg County for European settlers included:
 * Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
 * Lower Cherokee Traders' Path pre-historic
 * Catawba Trail pre-historic
 * Old South Carolina State Road 1747
 * Upper Road about 1783 (overlapped Lower Cherokee Traders' Path)

Military Records
Over the years, many veterans have lived in Spartanburg County. The area receives a lot of attention, as being the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Cowpens. Spartanburg County, South Carolina Military identifies various military records and histories.

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 Spartanburg County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regimens that were formed of many men from Spartanburg County:
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company A, Company C, and Company D
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters, Company A (also known the Union Light Infantry and German Fusiliers) and Company C - (also known as the Charleston Sharpshooters and Palmetto 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), Company C, and Company K
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's) (1st Regulars), Company A (also called Company B and Beauregard Artillery)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Hagood's), 2nd Company H (also known as Winsmith Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company A
 * -2nd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves, Company C (also known as the Spartan Rangers, the Spartanburg Rangers and the Spartan Rangers Independent Cavalry Reserves)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A (also known as the Boykin Mounted Rangers and Hampton Scouts), Company E (also known as Dean's Cavalry), and Company F (also known as the Easley's Cavalry)
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Rifles, Company L
 * - 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C (also known as Captain Dean's Company)
 * - 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A, Company B, Company D, Company G, and Company K
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troop Junior Reserves, Company A, Company E, and Company I
 * - 5th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Ferguson's), Company K
 * - 7th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63), Company A, Company H, and Company L
 * - 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C and Company F
 * -9th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves, Company I
 * - 9th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company C
 * - 13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A, Company B, Company C, Company E, Company F, and Company I
 * - 16th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Greenville Regiment), Company G
 * - 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company A, Company C, and Company E
 * - 18th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company C, Company E, Company F, Company G, and Company K

Other Resources
 * South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Confederate Pension Records, 1889,1896, 1916-1935 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954, 1971). 6 FS Library Microfilms Pension applications, A-I (veterans), 1919-1920's. Pension applications, J-Z (veterans), 1919-1920's. Pension applications, A-N, (widows), 1919-1920's Pension application, O-Z (widows), 1919-1920's Pension record, 1889, 1896, 1916-1919. Pension rolls,(widows), 1920-1935 (includes some applications). Microfilm copies at
 * Harris, David Golightly. Piedmont Farmer, The Journals of David Golightly Harris, 1855-1870. (Knoxville, Tennessee University of Tenn. Press, c1990), 597 pages. David Harris, the owner of 10 slaves records life on his farm, in his neighborhood, and the society of Piedmont. Civil War pages 171-356. Book found at and [3o5mn85 Other Libraries].
 * Gorski, Eddie L. Civil War abstracts from the Gaffney ledger: from the local newspaper. (Gaffney, South Carolina E.L. Gorski, c1989-c1991). 2 volumes. These abstraction also contain some of those who were living in near by counties such as Union, York and Spartanburg"--Vol. 1, pref., 1st prelim. p. Names are in alphabetical order by surname. Vol. 2 includes information from the Union Times. Books found at

Newspapers

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

Historic The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Spartanburg 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.
 * Black Star (Columbia, S.C.) 1977-current.
 * Chesnee Tribune (Chesnee, S.C.) 1971-current.
 * Cowpens-Pacolet Tribune (Cowpens, S.C.) 1971-current.
 * Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1989-current.
 * Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1982-1989.
 * Spartanburg Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906.
 * Spartanburg Tribune (Chesnee, S.C.) 1969-current.
 * Star Tribune (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1980-1992.
 * The Carolina Citizen (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1922-1924.
 * The Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 185?-189?.
 * The Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1???-1913.
 * The Church Herald (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1881-1884.
 * The Clifton Chronicle (Converse, S.C.) 1908-1931.
 * The Daily Herald (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1890-1982.
 * The Evening Star (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1900.
 * The Free Lance (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1899-1919.
 * The Inman Times (Inman, S.C.) 1920-current.
 * The Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1906-1913.
 * The Journal and the Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1913-1920.
 * The Landrum Leader (Landrum, S.C.) 1955-1974.
 * The News Leader (Landrum, S.C.) 1974-current.
 * The News Review (Una, S.C.) 1929-1971.
 * The Orphans' Friend (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1873-1875.
 * The Paper (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1984-current.
 * The Piedmont Headlight (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1892-1905.
 * The Spartan (Camp Croft [Spartanburg], S.C.) 1944-19??.
 * The Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-185?.
 * The Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 189?-1???.
 * The Spartanburg Express (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1854-1866.
 * The Spartanburg Gazette (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1869-1870.
 * The Spartanburg Herald (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1875-1920.
 * The Spartanburg Journal and the Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1920-1982.
 * The Spartanburg Republican (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1870-1871.
 * The Sun and the Carolina Citizen (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1924-1925.
 * The Woodruff News (Woodruff, S.C.) 1916-1928.
 * The Woodruff News (Woodruff, S.C.) 1950-current.

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

Current
 * Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.) Online edition.
 * Spartanburg County and Spartanburg, SC Obituaries

Obituaries
Spartanburg County Public Librariy has Indexes to various newspaper obituaries as well as a miscellaneous death index.The obituaries and index covers various years ranging from 1844 to 2009 with gaps in all of the databases.
 * Spartanburg Herald and Herald-Journal: 1920, 1922, 1930-2011
 * Spartanburgh Herald + Spartanburgh Journal or the Spartanburg Weekly Herald: 1902-1919
 * Carolina Spartan / Spartanburg Herald Death Index: 1849-1893
 * Register of Deaths of Spartanburg: 1 Oct 1895-21 Oct 1897 and 3 Aug 1903-31 Dec 1915
 * Miscellaneous Death Index: 1844 - early 1900s

Periodicals

 * Pinckney District Chapter Quarterly
 * Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History
 * Old Spartanburg District Genealogy 

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 organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Spartanburg County wills. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes: Probate records for Spartanburg County are found in the court of ordinary, the probate court, and the court of equity. Some estate records and indexes also available on microfilm, including the following:
 * Spartanburg Wills Book A-D 1810-1858
 * Index to Estate Papers, 1787-1971.
 * Index to Real Estate Papers, 1825-1971.
 * Brent H. Holcomb, comp. Spartanburg County, South Carolina will abstracts, 1787- 1840. Columbia, South Carolina: B.H. Holcomb, c1983.
 * Spartanburg Wills 1787-1816 (transcripts). See names of testators. South Carolina Pioneers
 * Index to Will Bk A, 1787-1820; Bk B, 1821-1830, Bk C, 1830-1835South Carolina Pioneers
 * Spartanburg Wills courtesy of USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1782-1866 South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at Findmypast — index ($) — $, index

School Records
Online School Indexes and Records
 * First Annual Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female High School, Spartanburg, S.C., August, 1846. New York: Leavitt, Trow &amp; Company, 1846. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female High School, Spartanburg, S.C., 1855. Charleston, S.C.: James and Williams, 1855. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female High School, Spartanburg, S.C., 1856. Columbia, S.C.: Steam Power-Press of R.W. Gibbes, 1856. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * Catalogue of the Instructors and Pupils in the Limestone Springs Female High School, Spartanburg, S.C., 1857. Columbia, S.C.: Steam-Power Press of R.W. Gibbes, 1857. Digital version at Internet Archive.

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 Published abstracts
 * South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Spartanburg County.
 * 1788 Iron Works of Spartanburg Sheriff's Sale 2nd Notice, July 14, 1788, Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Aug. 2005).
 * 1844 Tax Return, 1844, Spartanburg Dist., W, Pinckney District Chapter Quarterly, Vol.16, No. 1 (Spring 1992).
 * Freedmen Tax List, Pinckney District Chapter Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Sep. 2008).

Birth
Birth records do not begin in Spartanburg until 1915.For a copy of a birth from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health.The Spartanburg County Health Department also has copies but they provide only an abbreviated form with limited information. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.
 * 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
 * 1785-1911 Spartanburg County Marriages, 1785-1911 Implied in Spartanburg County, South Carolina Probate Records by Barbara R. Langdon WorldCat - abstracts
 * 1866-1869 Marriages from the Carolina Spartan Newspapers, 1866-1869 by Faye Berry Emory WorldCat - abstracts
 * 1911 to 1950s Spartanburg County Marriage Records by the Spartanburg County, SC USGenweb page - index, incomplete
 * There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found in some 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 ($)
 * 1849-Present - Obituary Online Index  by the Spartanburg County Public Library - index, INCOMPLETE between 1916 to1930s
 * 1895-1897; 1903-1914 - South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955 Available at Ancestry ($) - index and records, includes Spartanburg City death records;
 * 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
 * Charlotte North Carolina South FamilySearch Center
 * Forest City North Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Gaffney South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Greenville South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * Spartanburg South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * York South Carolina FamilySearch Center
 * High Point Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Union County Carnegie Library - an affiliate library
 * York County Libraries - Clover - an affiliate library

Libraries
Spartanburg County Public Libraries 151 South Church Street Spartanburg, SC 29306 Phone: 864-596-3500 Website Multiple locations Digital items: The Spartanburg County Public Libraries Digitization Program creates digital collections of local history materials from the Kennedy Room of Local and South Carolina History and Cleveland Genealogical Department. Extensive collection of source material for genealogy and history researchers. Collection includes books, microform, maps, media clippings, manuscripts, visual arts and access to several online genealogy databases. Focus is on Spartanburg County but also includes South Carolina and regional information.

Societies
Pinckney District Chapter SCGS P.O. Box 5281 Spartanburg, SC 29304-5281 Email: [mailto:mbecknell@inmannmills.com mbecknell@inmannmills.com] Website Spartanburg Historical Association P.O Box 887 Spartanburg, SC 29304 Phone: 864-576-6546 Email: [mailto:info@spartanburghistory.org info@spartanburghistory.org] Website Facebook The Piedmont Historical Society 1171 Goldmine Road Spartanburg, SC 29307 Website

Websites

 * Spartanburg County, SCGenWeb
 * Spartanburg County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Spartanburg County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * 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: Spartanburg County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.