Clarendon County Genealogy
Clarendon County was formed in 1785, but then became a part of the Sumter District in 1800. Later it was split from the Sumter District in 1857. The county was named for Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674). The Earl of Clarendon was one of the Lords Proprietors of the Carolina Colony. The county seat is Manning.
The county saw several Revolutionary War skirmishes, including one at Fort Watson, where an old indian mound had been fortified. The British soldiers were forced to relinquish their position.
This county is said to be where General Francis Marion earned the nickname “Swamp Fox”.
The site again saw turmoil during the Civil War when several plantations were burning by Union Troops. In the 1950s Clarendon County’s schools were sued over racial segregation in what was to be one of the cases leading to the Supreme Courts move against racial segregation. That case was Briggs vs. Elliot.
Clarendon County SCGenweb site
Clarendon County Courthouse
P.O. Box 486
County Courthouse
Manning, SC 29102
Census
1790 Federal Census transcription – Camden District
1820 Federal Census Transcription – Sumter district
1880 Federal Census Images Directory opens to listing of images named by page number
Military Records
Company I, 23rd Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers
Company I, 25th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers
Company C, 9th Infranty Regiment
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Clarendon County
Query Forums
Clarendon County, SC Forum for Queries
Latest South Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Clarendon County from the Forum:
Clarendon County, SC at genforum
Cities and towns of Clarendon County:
Alcolu
Bloomville
Davis Crossroads
Davis Station
Foreston
Gable
Goat Island Resort
Jordan
Manning (County Seat)
New Zion
Oak Dale
Oakdale
Paxville
Sardinia
Summerton
Turbeville
Union Crossroads
Wilson
Workman
News related to Abbeville County, SC
