South Carolina Newspapers

The Family History Library has acquired very few copies of South Carolina newspapers. The best collections are at the University of South Carolina, the South Carolina Historical Society, and the Charleston Library Society.

The library has copies of published indexes and abstracts of genealogical information for the following newspapers:


 * Baptist Church papers, 1835 to 1865
 * Charleston Courier, 1803 to 1808
 * Charleston Gazette, 1732 to 1775
 * Charleston Observer, 1827 to 1845
 * Charleston Times, 1800 to 1821
 * Columbia newspapers, 1792 to 1839
 * Georgetown papers, 1791 to 1861
 * Greenville papers, 1826 to 1863
 * South Carolina Gazette, 1732 to 1801
 * Southern Patriot, 1815 to 1830
 * York County papers, 1823 to 1865

Eearly South Carolina Newspapers Database
Eighteenth-century South Carolina newspapers contain a wealth of information about residents. The Early South Carolina Newspapers Database (ESCN Database) has created an every-name index to the three largest newspapers for the years 1732 to 1780:


 * 1) South Carolina Gazette (1732-1775)
 * 2) Gazette of South Carolina (1777-1780)
 * 3) South Carolina &amp; American General Gazette (1764-1774)

Using their ESCN's free online Surname Database, researchers may order a list of specific newspaper references from the organization for a very reasonable rate. These references will enable researchers to obtain microfilm copies of these newspapers through interlibrary loan to access the articles of interest.

South Carolina Digital Newspaper Program
The South Caroliniana Library has begun to digitize its microfilm collection in a project known as South Carolina Digital Newspaper Program. The images are stored at the Chronicling America website. To chart this project's progress, visit the South Carolina Digital Newspaper Project blog.

Additional online resources
 Southern Christian Advocate Obituary Index