
South Carolina
Statehood: 23 May 1788
8th state of the United States
Bordering states:
North: North Carolina
South and West: Georgia
Capital: Columbia
Largest city: Columbia
Map: Colton’s South Carolina, 1865
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Maps
South Carolina Maps, Library of Congress
South Carolina Landowner Maps, Library of Congress
Interactive Map of South Carolina County Formation History, Maps of U.S.
Historical Maps Works: South Carolina
Manuscripts
South Carolina Manuscripts, Archive Grid
Additional websites
Record Sets-State Level
South Carolina Record Sets
(Ancestry Collections)
South Carolina Record Sets (Family Search)
Virtual Libraries
Newspapers
Newspapers.com: South Carolina
Newspapers Archive: South Carolina
Genealogy Bank: South Carolina
Chronicling America, digitized: South Carolina
Community History Archive Newspapers: South Carolina
Small Town Newspapers
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