Place:Pendleton, South Carolina, United States

NamePendleton
Alt namesPendleton Countysource: 1789-1800 County within a District
Pendleton Districtsource: 1800-1826 District in South Carolina
The Golden Cornersource: citation needed
TypeCounty, District
Coordinates34.89°N 82.72°W
Located inSouth Carolina, United States     (1789 - 1826)
Also located inNinety-Six, South Carolina, United States     (1789 - 1789)
Washington, South Carolina, United States     (1791 - 1798)
See alsoCherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United StatesParent
Anderson, South Carolina, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Pickens, South Carolina, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Unknown
Beaverdam Creek
Cemetery
Old Stone Church Cemetery ( 1797 - 1826 )
Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery ( 1822 - 1826 )
County
Greenville ( 1798 - 1800 )
District
Greenville ( 1798 - 1800 )

Pendleton is a former county and district that existed in South Carolina from 7 Mar 1789 to 20 Dec 1826. It was created from Cherokee lands and annexed to the Ninety-Six District.

Care should be taken when entering Pendleton as a place to ensure that it is entered with a jurisdiction that is appropriate as per the timeline below.

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Timeline

1789 - Pendleton County is established as a subordinate county to the Ninety-Six District. It is created from lands lost by the Cherokees who sided with the British during the American Revolution. (The area included all of present-day Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties.)

1791 - Pendleton County becomes a subordinate county to the newly created Washington District.

1798 - Washington District is abolished and renamed to Pendleton District. It includes the subordinate counties of Greenville and Pendleton.

1800 - Pendleton District is abolished, but Pendleton County continues to exist and is known as "Pendleton District", since all counties in South Carolina were called "districts" during this time.

1816 - Pendleton County gains additional Cherokee and Creek Indian lands along the Chattooga River.

1826 - Pendleton County is abolished when its land is split into Anderson and Pickens counties.

Records

Date Event Source
1790 Court 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 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 9,568
1800 20,052
1810 22,897
1820 27,022

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