Genealogical Societies Related to Union County Research

Please tell us about other genealogical societies that are related to genealogical research in Union County, South Carolina.


Union County Historical Foundation

P.O. Drawer 220, Union County, South Carolina 29379

Encourages the preservation of Union County, SC historical and genealogical information, sites, and artifacts. Publishes a newsletter containing historical articles, queries, and information about available publications. Operates the Union County Museum (located above the American Federal Bank), which is open on the first weekend of each month. Meets quarterly at the Union County Museum -- at 7:30 on the fourth Tuesday of February, May, August, and November.

Membership categories: Student $2, Contributing $5, Sustaining $10, Benefactor $100.


South Carolina Genealogical Society

Post Office Box 492, Columbia, SC 29202

Write to the above address for general information. The Society is organized into chapters which direct their own activities. Members receive the Society quarterly newsletter; their chapter's newsletter; information about the annual summer workshop; and announcements of activities, programs, and publications.

For information about how to join the Society, mail your name and address directly to the chapter in the area where you would like to become a member. The chapter will send you information about how to join.

For Union County, the chapter is:

South Carolina Genealogical Society Pinckney District Chapter

P. O. Box 5281 Spartanburg, SC 29304

This chapter covers present-day Union, Spartanburg, and Cherokee Counties.


The Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County

PO Box 938, Forest City, NC 28043

The area that is now Union County was once considered to be part of Old Tryon County, NC (formed in 1769) before the line between North Carolina and South Carolina was delineated in 1772.


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This page was last updated on 1/4/97