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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
Dillon County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 28,292, down from 32,062 in 2010. The county seat is Dillon.
Founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County, both Dillon County and the city of Dillon were named for prosperous local citizen James W. Dillon (1826-1913), an Irishman who settled there and led a campaign to bring the railroad into the community. The result of this effort was the construction of the Wilson Short Cut Railroad, which later became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It stimulated greater prosperity directly linking Dillon County to the national network of railroads.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1910 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1910 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1910 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1910 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1910 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1910 | 22,615
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1920 | 25,278
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1930 | 25,733
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1940 | 29,625
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1950 | 30,930
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1960 | 30,584
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1970 | 28,838
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1980 | 31,083
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1990 | 29,114
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Dillon 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.sccounties.org/counties/Dillon.htm
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