South Carolina Directories
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Online Resources
- South Carolina Historical Directories
- Directory of Scots in the Carolinas 1680-1830. Volume 1, index, ($)Vol. 2 ($)
History
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of South Carolina.
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 city directories for various years from throughout the state of South Carolina including:
Columbia
| 1859, 1860 | Family History Library microfiche 6043826-27 |
| 1903-32, 1934-35 | Family History Library microfilm 1759654-62 |
| 1931 | Family History Library book 975.77 E4h |
Charleston
| 1796 |
Family History Library microfilm 000620 item 2 |
| 1866-1934 | Family History Library microfilm 1376645 |
| 1782, 1785, 1794, 1806-07, 1809, 1824, 1836, 1856, 1860 |
Family History 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
- 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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