South Carolina Directories
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Online Resources
- South Carolina Historical Directories
- Directory of Scots in the Carolinas 1680-1830. Volume 1, index, ($)Vol. 2 ($)
Resources for South Carolina Directories
Libraries and Archives
The Charleston Library Society has a special collection of Charleston directories dating from 1782.
You can also find collections of directories in the archives mentioned in South Carolina Archives and Libraries.
Directories Online
- Some city directories are found online at www.booksgoogle.com or at www.archive.org.
- Ancestry.com ($) has South Carolina directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
The Family History Library
The Family History Library has directories for:
Columbia
| Year of Directory | Family History Library |
| 1859, 1860 | Microfiche 6043826-27 |
| 1903-32, 1934-35 | Microfilm 1759654-62 |
| 1931 | Book 975.77 E4h |
Charleston
| Year of Directory | Family History Library |
| 1796 |
Microfilm 000620 item 2 |
| 1866-1934 | Microfilm 1376645 |
| 1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809, 1824, 1836, 1856, 1860 |
Microfiche 6052954 |
Web Sites
- South Carolina Historical Directories Identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online at both free and pay-to-access websites.
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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