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At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the (water)fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Towns grew at the fall line because cargo on boats had to be portaged around the waterfalls which also served as an important early source of water power. Mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of towns. The larger rivers were navigable from the ocean up to the fall line, providing a trade route for those mill towns.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "South Carolina" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref>  
At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the (water)fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Towns grew at the fall line because cargo on boats had to be portaged around the waterfalls which also served as an important early source of water power. Mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of towns. The larger rivers were navigable from the ocean up to the fall line, providing a trade route for those mill towns.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "South Carolina" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref>  
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=== Historical Background  ===
=== Historical Background  ===


By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads helped migration and trade.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>  
By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highwa[[Category:Migration routes]]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads helped migration and trade.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>  


North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior connecting towns away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL|660781|item|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>  
North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior connecting towns away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL|660781|item|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entr[[Category:Migration routes]].</ref>  


After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.  
After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.  
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*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.
*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.
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Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.  
Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highwa[[Category:Migration routes]]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highwa[[Category:Migration routes]]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.  


'''Counties or Independent Cities on the Fall Line Road'''<ref name="HBG" />  
'''Counties or Independent Cities on the Fall Line Road'''<ref name="HBG" />  


*'''''Pennsylvania:''''' [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Philadelphia]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Delaware]]  
*'''''Pennsylvania:''''' [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Philadelphi[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Delawar[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
*'''''Delaware:''''' [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castle]]  
*'''''Delaware:''''' [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castl[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
*'''''Maryland:''''' [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Cecil]], [[Harford County, Maryland Genealogy|Harford]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland Genealogy|Baltimore]], [[Baltimore City, Maryland|Baltimore City]], [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland Genealogy|Anne Arundel]], [[Howard County, Maryland Genealogy|Howard]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George's]]  
*'''''Maryland:''''' [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Cecil]], [[Harford County, Maryland Genealogy|Harford]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland Genealogy|Baltimor[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Baltimore City, Maryland|Baltimore Cit[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland Genealogy|Anne Arundel]], [[Howard County, Maryland Genealogy|Howard]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George'[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
*'''''District of Columbia:''''' [[Georgetown District, South Carolina|Georgetown]]  
*'''''District of Columbia:''''' [[Georgetown District, South Carolina|Georgetow[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
*'''''Virginia:''''' [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]], [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]], [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford]], [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]], [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania]], [[Caroline County, Virginia|Caroline]], [[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanover]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]], [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]], [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick]]  
*'''''Virginia:''''' [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlingto[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]], [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]], [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford]], [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksbur[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvani[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Caroline County, Virginia|Carolin[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanove[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henric[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]], [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersbur[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddi[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick]]  
*'''''North Carolina:''''' [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren]], [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston]], [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]], [[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]]  
*'''''North Carolina:''''' [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warre[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Frankli[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wak[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnsto[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnet[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]], [[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hok[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]]  
*'''''South Carolina:''''' [[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlboro]], [[Chesterfield County, South Carolina|Chesterfield]], [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]], [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]], [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aiken]]  
*'''''South Carolina:''''' [[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlbor[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Chesterfield County, South Carolina|Chesterfield]], [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]], [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexingto[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aike[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
*'''''Georgia:''''' [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Richmond]], [[McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy|McDuffie]], [[Warren County, Georgia Genealogy|Warren]], [[Hancock County, Georgia Genealogy|Hancock]], [[Baldwin County, Georgia Genealogy|Baldwin]], [[Jones County, Georgia Genealogy|Jones]], [[Bibb County, Georgia Genealogy|Bibb]], [[Crawford County, Georgia Genealogy|Crawford]], [[Taylor County, Georgia Genealogy|Taylor]], [[Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy|Talbot]], [[Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy|Muscogee]]  
*'''''Georgia:''''' [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Richmond]], [[McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy|McDuffi[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Warren County, Georgia Genealogy|Warre[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Hancock County, Georgia Genealogy|Hancock]], [[Baldwin County, Georgia Genealogy|Baldwi[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Jones County, Georgia Genealogy|Jone[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Bibb County, Georgia Genealogy|Bibb]], [[Crawford County, Georgia Genealogy|Crawford]], [[Taylor County, Georgia Genealogy|Taylo[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy|Talbo[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy|Muscoge[[Category:Migration routes]]]  
*'''''Alabama:''''' [[Russell County, Alabama Genealogy|Russell]], [[Lee County, Alabama Genealogy|Lee]], [[Macon County, Alabama Genealogy|Macon]], [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama Genealogy|Tallapoosa]], [[Elmore County, Alabama Genealogy|Elmore]], [[Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy|Montgomery]]
*'''''Alabama:''''' [[Russell County, Alabama Genealogy|Russell]], [[Lee County, Alabama Genealogy|Le[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Macon County, Alabama Genealogy|Maco[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama Genealogy|Tallapoos[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Elmore County, Alabama Genealogy|Elmor[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy|Montgomer[[Category:Migration routes]]]


=== Settlers and Records  ===
=== Settlers and Records  ===
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[[United States Genealogy|United State]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn]  [[United States Migration Internal|Migratio]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn]  [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Road]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn]  Fall Line Road

At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the (water)fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Towns grew at the fall line because cargo on boats had to be portaged around the waterfalls which also served as an important early source of water power. Mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of towns. The larger rivers were navigable from the ocean up to the fall line, providing a trade route for those mill towns.[1]

The Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) was the road built to connect most of those growing mill towns.

As roads developed in America settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway.

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Historical Background[edit | edit source]

By 1735 the Fall Line Road forked off of the [[King's Highwa] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads helped migration and trade.[2]

North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.[2] The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior connecting towns away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. [3]

After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.[4]

Route[edit | edit source]

Towns on the Fall Line (Northeast to Southwest)[5]

  • Trenton, NJ: Delaware R.
  • Philadelphia, PA: Schuylkill R.
  • Wilmington, DE: Brandywine Creek
  • Baltimore, MD: Patapsco R.
  • Georgetown, DC: Potomac R.
  • Fredericksburg, VA: Rappahannock R.
  • Richmond, VA: James R.
  • Petersburg, VA: Appomattox R.
  • Roanoke Rapids, NC: Roanoke R.
  • Smithfield, NC: Neuse R.
  • Fayetteville, NC: Cape Fear R.
  • Cheraw, SC: Pee Dee R.
  • Camden, SC: Wateree R.
  • Columbia, SC: Congaree R.
  • Augusta, GA: Savannah R.
  • Milledgeville, GA: Oconee R.
  • Macon, GA: Ocmulgee R.
  • Columbus, GA: Chattahoochee R.
  • Tallassee, AL: Tallapoosa R.
  • Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.

Some consider the start of the Fall Line Road to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highwa]. The Fall Line Road and Upper Road both spit off from the [[King's Highwa] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.

Counties or Independent Cities on the Fall Line Road[4]

  • Pennsylvania: [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Philadelphi], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Delawar]
  • Delaware: [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castl]
  • Maryland: Cecil, Harford, [[Baltimore County, Maryland Genealogy|Baltimor], [[Baltimore City, Maryland|Baltimore Cit], Anne Arundel, Howard, [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George']
  • District of Columbia: [[Georgetown District, South Carolina|Georgetow]
  • Virginia: [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlingto], Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksbur], [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvani], [[Caroline County, Virginia|Carolin], [[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanove], Richmond, [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henric], Chesterfield, [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersbur], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddi], Brunswick
  • North Carolina: [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warre], [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Frankli], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wak], [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnsto], [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnet], Cumberland, [[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hok], Scotland
  • South Carolina: [[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlbor], Chesterfield, Kershaw, Richland, [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexingto], [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aike]
  • Georgia: Richmond, [[McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy|McDuffi], [[Warren County, Georgia Genealogy|Warre], Hancock, [[Baldwin County, Georgia Genealogy|Baldwi], [[Jones County, Georgia Genealogy|Jone], Bibb, Crawford, [[Taylor County, Georgia Genealogy|Taylo], [[Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy|Talbo], [[Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy|Muscoge]
  • Alabama: Russell, [[Lee County, Alabama Genealogy|Le], [[Macon County, Alabama Genealogy|Maco], [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama Genealogy|Tallapoos], [[Elmore County, Alabama Genealogy|Elmor], [[Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy|Montgomer]

Settlers and Records[edit | edit source]

No lists of settlers who used the Fall Line Road are known to exist. However, local and county histories along the road may reveal that many of the first pioneer settlers arrived from places to the northeast along the route.

Most settlers would have moved from the northeast to the southwest along the Fall Line Road. People from Pennsylvania (especially around the major port city of Philadelphia), southern New Jersey, eastern Maryland, and northern Virginia would be the most likely starting places for Fall Line Road travelers. They would have settled in places like Richmond or Petersburg in southern Virginia, or in the Carolinas, or Augusta, Georgia until about 1790. The Georgia portion of the road was not open to most white settlers until after a series of treaties from 1790 to 1826. In 1831 the last treaty made the road clear to settlers all the way to Montgomery, Alabama.

The Scots-Irish (or Ulster Irish) were among the more common ethinic groups found plying the Fall Line Road.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "South Carolina" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina (accessed 20 January 2011).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in Genealogy Tutor at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide, Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815 (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. (FHL Book 973 E3d). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entr.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
  5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fall line" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_line (accessed 20 January 2011).
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Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Archives (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library
Migration
Routes
Routes: Chesapeake Bay • James River • Potomac River • Rappahannock River • York River • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad • Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) • Great Indian Warpath • Great Trading Path • Great Valley Road • Kanawha Trail • King's Highway • National Road (Cumberland Road) • New River and Southern Trail • Occaneechi Path • Old Cherokee Path • Old Northwestern Turnpike • Pamunkey-New River Trail • Pioneer Road • Richmond Road • Richmond-Williamsburg Road • Saura-Saponi Trail • Secondary Coast Road • Upper Road • Wilderness Road • Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail • Ports: Atlantic Coast Ports • Accomack • Alexandria • Belvoir Plantation • Bermuda Hundred • Dumfries • Falmouth • Fredericksburg • Hampton • Jamestown • Leedstown • Norfolk • Port Royal • Portsmouth • South Quay • Suffolk • Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) • Urbanna • Williamsburg • Yorktown
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Links to North Carolina-related articles
Topics
Counties
Alamance · Alexander · Alleghany · Anson · Ashe · Avery · Beaufort · Bertie · Bladen · Brunswick · Buncombe · Burke · Cabarrus · Caldwell · Camden · Carteret · Caswell · Catawba · Chatham · Cherokee · Chowan · Clay · Cleveland · Columbus · Craven · Cumberland · Currituck · Dare · Davidson · Davie · Duplin · Durham · Edgecombe · Forsyth · Franklin · Gaston · Gates · Graham · Granville · Greene · Guilford · Halifax · Harnett · Haywood · Henderson · Hertford · Hoke · Hyde · Iredell · Jackson · Johnston · Jones · Lee · Lenoir · Lincoln · Macon · Madison · Martin · McDowell · Mecklenburg · Mitchell · Montgomery · Moore · Nash · New Hanover · Northampton · Onslow · Orange · Pamlico · Pasquotank · Pender · Perquimans · Person · Pitt · Polk · Randolph · Richmond · Robeson · Rockingham · Rowan · Rutherford · Sampson · Scotland · Stanly · Stokes · Surry · Swain · Transylvania · Tyrrell · Union · Vance · Wake · Warren · Washington · Watauga · Wayne · Wilkes · Wilson · Yadkin · Yancey
Counties gone
to TN or VA
Extinct or
Renamed
Counties
Major
 Repositories
Library of Congress · National Archives at Atlanta · North Carolina State Archives · State Library of North Carolina · Duke University Perkins Library · Genealogical Society of Old Tyron County · McEachern Library of Local History · Olivia Raney Local History Library · Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County · Rowan Public Library · University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Libraries · Bristol Public Library · Chattanooga Public Library Downtown · Knox County Public Library · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown
Migration
Routes
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Links to South Carolina-related articles
Topics
Counties
Extinct
Counties
Overarching
Districts
Districts
that became
Counties
1800–1868
Colonial
Parishes
Colonial
Townships
Major
Repositories
South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History · South Carolina State Library · South Carolina Historical Society · Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Archives · Camden Archives and Museum · Charleston County Public Library · Charleston Library Society · Darlington County Historical Commission · Greenville County Library System Hughes Main Library · Orangeburg County Historical Society Library · South Carolina Genealogical Society · South Caroliniana Library · Sumter County Genealogical Center · Dallas Public Central Library · Chattanooga Public Library Downtown · National Archives at Atlanta · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown
Migration
Routes
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Links to Georgia (state)-related articles
Topics
Counties
Appling · Atkinson · Bacon · Baker · Baldwin · Banks · Barrow · Bartow · Ben Hill · Berrien · Bibb · Bleckley · Brantley · Brooks · Bryan · Bulloch · Burke · Butts · Calhoun · Camden · Candler · Carroll · Catoosa · Charlton · Chatham · Chattahoochee · Chattooga · Cherokee · Clarke · Clay · Clayton · Clinch · Cobb · Coffee · Colquitt · Columbia · Cook · Coweta · Crawford · Crisp · Dade · Dawson · Decatur · DeKalb · Dodge · Dooly · Dougherty · Douglas · Early · Echols · Effingham · Elbert · Emanuel · Evans · Fannin · Fayette · Floyd · Forsyth · Franklin · Fulton · Gilmer · Glascock · Glynn · Gordon · Grady · Greene · Gwinnett · Habersham · Hall · Hancock · Haralson · Harris · Hart · Heard · Henry · Houston · Irwin · Jackson · Jasper · Jeff Davis · Jefferson · Jenkins · Johnson · Jones · Lamar · Lanier · Laurens · Lee · Liberty · Lincoln · Long · Lowndes · Lumpkin · Macon · Madison · Marion · McDuffie · McIntosh · Meriwether · Miller · Mitchell · Monroe · Montgomery · Morgan · Murray · Muscogee · Newton · Oconee · Oglethorpe · Paulding · Peach · Pickens · Pierce · Pike · Polk · Pulaski · Putnam · Quitman · Rabun · Randolph · Richmond · Rockdale · Schley · Screven · Seminole · Spalding · Stephens · Stewart · Sumter · Talbot · Taliaferro · Tattnall · Taylor · Telfair · Terrell · Thomas · Tift · Toombs · Towns · Treutlen · Troup · Turner · Twiggs · Union · Upson · Walker · Walton · Ware · Warren · Washington · Wayne · Webster · Wheeler · White · Whitfield · Wilcox · Wilkes · Wilkinson · Worth
Extinct Co.
Colonial
Parishes
Major
Repositories
Migration
Routes
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Links to Alabama-related articles
Topics
Counties
Extinct Co.
Major
 Repositories
Migration
 Routes

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