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*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sc South Carolina Historical Directories]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sc South Carolina Historical Directories]
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc_directoryscottishnorthamerica1680-1830_vol1 Directory of Scots in the Carolinas 1680-1830. Volume 1], index, ($)[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc0806352310_directoryscotscarolinas_vol2 Vol. 2] ($)
*''Directory of Scots in the Carolinas 1680-1830''. Online at: [https://archive.org/details/directoryofscots00dobs Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48518/ Ancestry ($)] - index, [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-56427/directory-of-scots-in-the-carolinas-1680-1830-volume-1 MyHeritage ($)] - Vol. 1 - index.


==History==
==History==
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===Libraries and Archives===
===Libraries and Archives===


The [http://69.63.217.22/C95007Staff/OPAC/search/AdvancedSearch.asp Charleston Library Society] has a special collection of Charleston directories dating from 1782.  
The [https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ Charleston Library Society] has a special collection of [https://chls-mt.iii.com/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1015911__SDirectories__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=cobalt Charleston directories] dating from 1782, for in library use.


You can also find collections of directories in the archives mentioned in [[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina Archives and Libraries]].  
You can also find collections of directories in the archives mentioned in [[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina Archives and Libraries]].


===Directories Online===
===Directories Online===
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*Ancestry.com ($) has South Carolina directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry.com ($) has South Carolina directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


===The Family History Library===
===The FamilySearch Library===


The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of South Carolina including:  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of South Carolina including:  


'''Columbia'''  
'''Columbia'''  
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|1859, 1860
|1859, 1860
|Family History Library microfiche {{FHL|534491|item|disp=6043826-27}} <br>
|FS Library microfiche {{FSC|534491|item|disp=6043826-27}} <br>
|-
|-
|1903-32, 1934-35
|1903-32, 1934-35
|Family History Library microfilm {{FHL|534491|item|disp=1759654-62}}
|FS Library microfilm {{FSC|534491|item|disp=1759654-62}}
|-
|-
|1931
|1931 etc.
|Family History Library book {{FHL|807703|item|disp=975.77 E4h}}
|FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22975.77%20E4h*%22 975.77 E4h]
|}
|}


'''Charleston'''  
'''Charleston'''  


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{| class="wikitable plain" cellpadding="6" border="1"
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|1796 <br>
|1796 <br>
|Family History Library microfilm {{FHL|109694|item|disp=000620 item 2}}&nbsp; <br>
|FS Library microfilm {{FSC|109694|item|disp=000620 item 2}} <br>
|-
|-
|1866-1934
|1866-1934
|Family History Library microfilm {{FHL|533591|item|disp=1376645}}
|FS Library microfilm {{FSC|533591|item|disp=1376645}}
|-
|-
|1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809, <br>&nbsp;1824, 1836, 1856, 1860
|1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809, <br> 1824, 1836, 1856, 1860
|Family History Library microfiche {{FHL|533591|item|disp=6052954}}
|FS Library microfiche {{FSC|533591|item|disp=6052954}}
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 11:23, 19 December 2023

South Carolina Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
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1852 Charleston City Directory.jpg

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of South Carolina.

Resources for South Carolina Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

The Charleston Library Society has a special collection of Charleston directories dating from 1782, for in library use.

You can also find collections of directories in the archives mentioned in South Carolina Archives and Libraries.

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

  • Ancestry.com ($) has South Carolina directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of South Carolina including:

Columbia

1859, 1860 FS Library microfiche 6043826-27
1903-32, 1934-35 FS Library microfilm 1759654-62
1931 etc. FS Library book 975.77 E4h

Charleston

1796
FS Library microfilm 000620 item 2
1866-1934 FS Library microfilm 1376645
1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809,
1824, 1836, 1856, 1860
FS Library microfiche 6052954

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

SOUTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
SOUTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.