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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,216. The county seat is Gaffney. The county was formed in 1897 from parts of York, Union, and Spartanburg Counties. It was named for the Cherokee people who historically occupied this area prior to European encounter.
Cherokee County comprises the Gaffney, SC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1897 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1897 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1900 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1900 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1900 | 21,359
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| 1910 | 26,179
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| 1920 | 27,570
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| 1930 | 32,201
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| 1940 | 33,290
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| 1950 | 34,992
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| 1960 | 35,205
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| 1970 | 36,791
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| 1980 | 40,983
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| 1990 | 44,506
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Cherokee County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.cherokeecounty-sc.org
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