Place:Chester, South Carolina, United States
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NameChester
Alt namesChestersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Chester Districtsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS45031528
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.683°N 81.133°W
Located inSouth Carolina, United States     (1800 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Ebenezer Methodist Church Graveyard ( 1834 - )
Evergreen Cemetery
Old Catholic Presbyterian Cemetery
Union ARP Church Cemetery
Census-designated place
Eureka Mill
Gayle Mill
Church
New Hope Methodist Church
Inhabited place
Airlee
Armenia
Bascomville
Baton Rouge
Beckhamville
Binghamtown
Blackstock
Brooklyn
Cabal
Caldwell Crossroad
Calvin
Cedar Grove
Chester
Clarkson
Cornwell
Dinber
Edgemoor
Eureka Mills
Evans
Forest Hills
Fort Lawn
Fudges
Great Falls
Hicklin Crossing
Hilltop Acres
Knox
Lake View
Lakewood
Lando
Landsford
Leeds
Lewis
Lowrys
McKeown
Mountain Lakes
Nitrolee
Peden Oaks
Pineview Lakes
Quail Hollow
Richburg
Rodman
Rossville
Rowell
Ruckers Crossroads
Sandy River
Springwood Lakes
Stringfellow
Tip Top
Wellridge
Wilksburg
York Terrace
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 33,140. Its county seat is Chester.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1785 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1785 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1787 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1800 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1911 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1790 6,866
1800 8,185
1810 11,479
1820 14,189
1830 17,182
1840 17,747
1850 18,038
1860 18,122
1870 18,805
1880 24,153
1890 26,660
1900 28,616
1910 29,425
1920 33,389
1930 31,803
1940 32,579
1950 32,597
1960 30,888
1970 29,811
1980 30,148
1990 32,170
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Research Tips

THE CHESTER DISTRICT GENEALOGICAL SOCITEY, P. O. Box 336, Richburg, South Carolina 29729

Since 1978, the society has publishes THE BULLETIN quarterly in March, June, September and December.

The society serves Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union and York Counties.

The society has a number of publications available. http://www.chesterscgenealogy.org/

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Chester 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.chestercountysc.com
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