<<"What type of records does Cherokee Co., SC have. Did they have a birth register before the 1915 SC Law for birth certificates... What about marriage records for Cherokee County and cemetery records??? I am trying to research this for a friend and since I live in Maryland it is hard...">> ------------------------------------------ * South Carolina birth records after the early 1910's are located at the state archives in Columbia. Those few records kept at the county level are difficult to get to at best. If anyone has had luck getting records locally please tell the list how. * Marriage records are not as hard to get hold of. Located in the office of the Judge of Probate. Wills are not too difficult either. * Cemetery records are very good resources here and can be found in hard copy at the public library with some transcriptions online. The largest cemeteries though have not been transcribed yet. * The local LDS Family History Center has a very good collection of death records from local funeral homes. Always a good place to check. * Archives of the local newspapers are available on fische at the public library. Great source for old obits - truly hard searching if you don't have a date. * Census records are not too useful as the county wasn't formed until 1897. For census see Spartanburg, York, and Union Counties. ------------------------------ A post to this list for a specific local look-up will often generate a good deed from one of the researchers in Gaffney. Any other ideas from the readers of this list -- what resources do y'all use? CoachT