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Sources listed below are available in the South Carolina Room for historical and genealogical research

  • Archive collection of books, diaries, daybooks, pamphlets, photographs, and post cards.
  • Cemetery surveys
  • City, County, and state histories
  • City Directories for Greenville and other cities. Greenville City Directories dating from 1876
  • Colonial and state land records, Greenville County conveyances, and conveyances for other upstate South Carolina counties
  • Family Histories, published and unpublished
  • Historical and aerial maps
  • INNEWS Index of significant South Carolina and upstate Greenville News articles (1991), obituaries, and marriages(1994).
  • Military histories and military records including the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, South Carolina Revolutionary War Accounts Audited, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia Confederate Service Records, and South Carolina rosters of WWI and WWII soldiers.
  • Newspaper clippings of significant news stories and prominent citizens from the 1930's to the present.
  • Newspapers
  • Obituary Index - from 1916-1993
  • Periodicals
  • Probate records for Greenville County and other upstate South Carolina counties
  • Records Search Form
  • South Carolina Will Transcripts
  • The South Carolina Digital Library is the central source of information from schools, museums, archives and libraries in South Carolina. A collaborative effort made by many institutions statewide, this project provides free digitized documents, including photos, manuscripts, maps and much more!
  • United States Census Records 1790-1930