what states use the term "parish" rather than "county"? 1 - Louisiana 2 - ?? 3 - ?? Are there any other terms used to refer to counties? For example, what are the differences in South Carolina between district and county? .... I assume district was want the subdivisions were called prior to SC becoming a state. ... and I can't remember, but I've heard another name used for some of the old SC districts. tnx, Tom Cloud

Tom, I have a book with the title Handy Book for Genealogists which provides a brief history of each state, some Genealogical Society addresses in those states, and a detailed description of when counties were formed and from which counties each was formed when they were divided. It also includes a state map showing each county. The only state which describes its map as one with parishes is Louisiana. With respect to South Carolina it states: "SC entered the Union in 1788 as the eighth state. More than a hundred years before, in 1683, the first three counties, Berkeley, Colleton, and Craven, were established. All were discontinued, and the present Berkeley county is not the original." It further states that "By an act ratified in 1769 the province of SC was divided into seven judicial districts: Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort, Orangeburg, Ninety-Six, Camden and Cheraws." In 1795 two other districts were formed. In 1798 the nine districts were subdivided into 24 districts. Others were formed later. The text then describes a total of 40 districts showing the date each was formed. The text does not describe when the district name was changed to "county", but each county is listed alphabetically showing the district or county from which it derived. Hope this helps. On Mar 11, 2005, at 7:27 PM, Tom Cloud wrote: > > what states use the term "parish" rather than "county"? > 1 - Louisiana > 2 - ?? > 3 - ?? > > Are there any other terms used to refer to counties? > For example, what are the differences in South Carolina between > district and county? .... I assume district was want the subdivisions > were called prior to SC becoming a state. ... and I can't > remember, but I've heard another name used for some of the > old SC districts. > > tnx, > Tom Cloud > > > > ==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > .................................................................. > Have you submitted your Cloud lineage to the List? > Submit a brief description of your ancestry. > Cloud HomePages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud >