Parent County/Boundary Changes

  • 1785 - Thirty-three counties were created within existing South Carolina Districts. Abbeville County was created within Ninety-Six District.

  • 1800 - Abbeville was re-christened a district and Ninety-Six District was abolished.

  • 1868 - Abbeville and all other districts became counties.

  • 1897 - Greenwood County was created from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.

  • 1898 - Greenwood County gained from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.

  • 1916 - McCormick County was created from Abbeville, Greenwood, and Edgefield Counties.

(1) = Some family cemetery names might only represent a plot (gathering) of family graves,

that are located within a different name & larger cemetery.

 

(2) = Text File used for miscellaneous information.

 

          (3) = Greenwood County Find-a-Grave Project

 

(4) = Greenwood County Cemetery Survey Book

                                Survey Book Code # = County # - Survey Book # - Page #