Page of the Southern Commercial Directory. Charleston, 1854
Page of the Southern Commercial Directory. Charleston, 1854.

South Carolina directories are valuable resources for tracing ancestors in both colonial and post-Civil War periods. City directories for Charleston, Columbia, and other towns list names, occupations, and addresses, providing genealogists with critical information between census years. Given South Carolina’s plantation economy and deep history, directories often include landowners, merchants, and tradespeople. Additional resources such as voter rolls, business directories, and tax records offer further insights into family histories in the Palmetto State.



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