Darlington County, South Carolina:
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Projects

• Darlington County SCGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Darlington County Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Darlington County, SCGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Darlington County, SCGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Darlington History  Roots and Recall

Adjacent counties

• Chesterfield County, SC  to the north
• Florence County, SC  to the southeast
• Kershaw County, SC  to the west
• Lee County, SC  to the southwest
• Marlboro County, SC  to the northeast

Bible Records

• Darlington County Bible Records      (Source: USGenWeb South Carolina Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Darlington Co, South Carolina, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Darlington County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Darlington County, South Carolina Genealogy  List of published Darlington County, South Carolina family histories     (Source: FamilySearch)

Blogs

• The Historical Commission  Working to preserve, protect and promote Darlington County's rich history

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Darlington County, South Carolina      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Darlington County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Darlington County  South Carolina Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Darlington County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Darlington County SC Cemetery GPS Project 
• Darlington County SC Cemetery GPS Project 
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (48)

Court and Legal Records (12)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Darlington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Darlington County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• Darlington County, South Carolina  1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans     (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Darlington County     (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Darlington County Probate Records      (Source: USGenWeb South Carolina Archives)
• Darlington County Records  1798-1928     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Darlington County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb South Carolina Archives)
• Indexes to the County Wills of South Carolina  includes Darlington County, 1785-1853     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Probate Court Minutes, 1793-1816      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Probate Court Minutes, 1840-1912      (Source: FamilySearch)
• South Carolina Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980  includes Darlington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• Darlington County African-American and Slave Genealogy Resources 
• Darlington, South Carolina      (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life)

History (22)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Darlington County, South Carolina Naturalizations  1783-1850     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• South Carolina Naturalizations, 1783-1850  includes Darlington County Records     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of South Carolina locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Darlington County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Darlington County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Darlington County, South Carolina Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Darlington County, South Carolina Genealogy Resources  SCIway
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Darlington County Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb South Carolina Archives)
• Darlington County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Eastern South Carolina Heritage Region 
• Family History  Darlington County Library System
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• The Hartsville Museum 
• The Hartsville Museum      (Source: Facebook)
• Library Directory for Darlington County, South Carolina      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Darlington County, South Carolina     (Source: Find My Past)
• South Carolina Archives Summary Guide  Darlington County
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• SCDARLIN Darlington County genealogy

  • SCDARLIN Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (23)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Darlington District     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Darlington County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb South Carolina Archives)
• Darlington County, South Carolina Military Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Darlington, SC  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Darlington County, South Carolina     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Darlington County     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Darlington County - Approved Claims, 1871-1880     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Darlington County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Darlington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Darlington County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Darlington County Records  1798-1928     (Source: FamilySearch)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Darlington County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Darlington County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Historical Newspapers of South Carolina  Darlington County     (Source: Historical Newspapers of South Carolina)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Belk Funeral Home 
• Darlington County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb South Carolina Archives)
• Darlington Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Hartsville Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Hartsville, South Carolina Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Lamar Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• The Messenger  Hartsville, South Carolina
• Obituary search includes Messenger  Hartsville, SC     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes The Messenger  Hartsville     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Darlington County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Darlington County      (Source: South Carolina Digital Library)
• Darlington County Courthouse 
• Darlington County Landmarks      (Source: South Carolina Picture Project)
• Darlington County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Darlington County, Hartsville  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Darlington County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

School Records and Histories

• Hartsville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lamar School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Darlington County Historical Commission 
• Darlington County Historical Commission      (Source: Facebook)
• Darlington County Historical Society 
• Darlington Historical Commission 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (78)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Darlington County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Darlington County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Darlington County Plantations      (Source: South Carolina Plantations)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Darlington County, South Carolina     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• 1850 Mortality Schedule, Darlington County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• 1918 Pandemic Flu Statistics and Records for South Carolina  Darlington County     (Source: Families of the 1918 Pandemic)
• Coroner's records, 1910-1986      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Darlington County Records  1798-1928     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Darlington County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• South Carolina County Marriages, 1907-2000  includes Darlington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Darlington County, South Carolina     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Darlington County     (Source: FamilySearch)

Wiki

• Darlington County, South Carolina Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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