Another link for SC counties is http://www.sciway.net/cnty/history/timeline.html and Jerry thanks for that link to SC maps too. Gaila snip> > It looks like Carteret, SC became Granville County, SC, then Granville became > part of Beaufort District, then Beaufort District split into four counties, > one of which was Granville County, then all four counties became part of > Beaufort County. > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/sc_countyhistories.html > "OLD GRANVILLE COUNTY (1683 - 1769) > Created: 1683, discontinued 1769 > One of the original "counties" created by the Crown > for administrative purposes, Granville extended from > the Combahee River in the north to the Savannah > River in the south. See map above (1710) for modern > counties represented in this area. NOTE: All records > for this area were filed in Charleston. > The area known as Granville County became Beaufort > District in 1769. " > > http://www.martygrant.com/gen/refs/sccounty.htm > Carteret*1685 Proprietary County. Name changed to Granville 1708. > Granville*1708 Name changed from Carteret. Abolished 1769. > Granville*1785 County of Beaufort District. Abolished 1798. > > Jp Burt wrote: > > > Okay, now I am wondering about some of the info I have. I have documents > > with Graniteville, SC ( near Aiken) and others with Granville, SC. Was > > there ever a Granville, SC ? How do I find out?