Columbia Genealogy (in Richland County, SC)

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Columbia Birth Records

South Carolina, Birth Records, 1915-present South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church records, 1860-1938, Columbia, S.C. Archive Grid

Washington Street United Methodist Church records, Columbia, S.C. Archive Grid

Columbia Cemetery Records (152)


Columbia Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Columbia Church Records

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A history of Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia, S.C. FamilySearch Library

Annual genealogical report, form E, 1947-1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Columbia Ward (South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Church records 1809-1930, First Baptist Church (Columbia, S.C.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1809-1840 (First Baptist Church (Columbia, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1809-1840, First Baptist Church (Columbia, S.C.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1831-1886 (Washington Street Methodist Church (Columbia, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1860-1929 (St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

First Presbyterian Church records, Columbia, S.C. 1794-1994 Archive Grid

History of First Presbyterian Church and its churchyard Richland Library online

In pursuit of the Tree of Life : a history of the early Jews of Columbia, South Carolina and the Tree of Life Congregation FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death notices from the Southern Presbyterian, Volume I, 1847-1865 WorldCat

Minutes of First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina, 1847- 1874 FamilySearch Library

Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1890-1923 (Second Baptist Church (Columbia, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Parish register, 1958-2005. Ebenezer Lutheran Church WorldCat

Record of members, [1935]-1943 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Columbia Branch (South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Records (microform) 1890-1915, Second Baptist Church (Columbia, S.C.). Archive Grid

Records 1895-1978, Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Columbia, S.C.). Archive Grid

Records of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Columbia, S.C. Archive Grid

Records, 1809-1887, First Baptist Church (Columbia, S.C.). Archive Grid

Records, 1835-1928. (Ebenezer Lutheran Church) WorldCat

Records, 1884-1882. (Church of the Good Shepherd) WorldCat

Records, 1892-1981. (St. Timothy's Episcopal Church) WorldCat

Records, 1914-1996 (St. John's Episcopal Church) WorldCat

Records, 1957-1997 (Saint Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church) WorldCat

Second Nazareth Baptist Church records, 1959, Columbia, S.C. Archive Grid

Southern Christian Advocate Marriage Notices, 1867-78 Ancestry online

St. Andrew's Lutheran Church records, 1860-1938, Columbia, S.C. Archive Grid

Trinity Cathedral records, Columbia, S.C., 1813-1982 Archive Grid

Trinity Cathedral records, Columbia, S.C., 1864-1992 Archive Grid

Washington Street United Methodist Church records, Columbia, S.C. Archive Grid

Columbia City Directories (94)


Columbia Death Records

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1900 to 1920 Chester County, SC obituaries, taken from the state, Columbia, SC WorldCat

1915-1943 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

1915-1965 South Carolina Death Records Ancestry online

1950-1964 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

Abstract of marriages and deaths from the Keowee Courier, 1857-1871 : compiled from the volumes in the library of the University of South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. WorldCat

Abstract of marriages and deaths from the Keowee courier, 1857-1871 : compiled from the volumes in the Library of the University of South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. WorldCat

Columbia, South Carolina Obituaries, 1859-77 Ancestry online

Death notices in the South Carolina gazette, 1732-1775 LDS Genealogy online

Death notices in the South Carolina gazette, 1732-1775 Internet Archive online

Marriage and Death Notices from Columbia, South Carolina Newspapers, 1792-1839 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death notices from Baptist newspapers of South Carolina WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from Columbia, South Carolina, newspapers, 1792-1839 WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from Columbia, South Carolina, newspapers, 1838-1860 : including legal notices from burnt counties WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from the Charleston observer, 1827-1845 WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from the Southern Presbyterian, Volume I, 1847-1865 WorldCat

McCormick Funeral Home records for the SC State Hospital : African American patients between March 1915 and 1935 and white patients between March 1915 and 1959 WorldCat

McCormick funeral records, vols. 2-8, April 1906 through June 1915 WorldCat

McCormick funeral records. Vol. 2, December 1903 through April 1906 WorldCat

Memorial pamphlet: Confederate soldiers who died in the service of their country and are buried in Columbia, South Carolina, 1861-1865 Richland Library online

Obituaries and Death Notices from Columbia Richland Library online

Obituary index, the State newspaper, Columbia, SC. WorldCat

Record of deaths in Columbia, South Carolina and elsewhere as recorded b y John Glass, 1859-1877 FamilySearch Library

Record of deaths in Columbia, South Carolina, and elsewhere as recorded by John Glass, 1859-1877 WorldCat

Records, 1809-1887, First Baptist Church (Columbia, S.C.). Archive Grid

Richland County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1892-2000 Ancestry online

South Carolina, Death Records, 1915-present South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Southern Christian Advocate Obituaries, 1867-78 Ancestry online

Columbia Histories and Genealogies

A Guide To Columbia : South Carolina's Capital City Ancestry online

Columbia and Richland County : a South Carolina community, 1740-1990 FamilySearch Library

Columbia, Capital City of South Carolina, 1786-1936 Ancestry online

Historical and descriptive sketch of the leading manufacturing and mercantile enterprises, public buildings, officials, professional men, schools, churches, ets., railroads, canals, rivers, advantages and surroundings of Columbia, S.C. LDS Genealogy online

Historical and descriptive sketch of the leading manufacturing and mercantile enterprises, public buildings, officials, professional men, schools, churches, ets., railroads, canals, rivers, advantages and surroundings of Columbia, S.C. Internet Archive online

History of St. Peter's Parish, Columbia, S.C. Richland Library online

Memorabilia and Anecdotal Reminiscences of Columbia, South Carolina Ancestry online

Old and New Columbia Ancestry online

Sack And Destruction Of The City Of Columbia, S.C. Ancestry online

Columbia Immigration Records

Naturalization petitions and records, 1866-1953, United States District Court (South Carolina : Eastern District) Archive Grid

Naturalization records, Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, 1907-1910, 1918 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, Columbia, South Carolina, 1910-1939 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, Greenville, South Carolina, 1910-1965 (United States. District Court (South Carolina : Western District)) FamilySearch Library

Columbia Map Records

Bird's eye view map of the city of Columbia, South Carolina 1872. Library of Congress online

Columbia 1872 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Columbia 1872 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Columbia 1967-68 Annual Report / Atlas of the Capital Area Richland Library online

Map of Columbia from an actual survey by Messrs. Arthur and Moore, 1912 Library of Congress online

Map of Columbia, S.C., 1915 Library of Congress online

Maps of Columbia and Richland County Richland Library online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 1918 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 1918-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 1919 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, April 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, February 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, July 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, March 1888 Library of Congress online

Columbia Marriage Records

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Abstract of marriages and deaths from the Keowee Courier, 1857-1871 : compiled from the volumes in the library of the University of South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. WorldCat

Abstract of marriages and deaths from the Keowee courier, 1857-1871 : compiled from the volumes in the Library of the University of South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. WorldCat

Index to affidavits to prove marriages prior to June 30, 1911 Richland Library online

Marriage and Death Notices from Columbia, South Carolina Newspapers, 1792-1839 FamilySearch Library

Marriage and death notices from Baptist newspapers of South Carolina WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from Columbia, South Carolina, newspapers, 1792-1839 WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from Columbia, South Carolina, newspapers, 1838-1860 : including legal notices from burnt counties WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from the Charleston observer, 1827-1845 WorldCat

Marriage and death notices from the Southern Presbyterian, Volume I, 1847-1865 WorldCat

Richland County, South Carolina, Marriage Index, 1911-2010 Ancestry online

Southern Christian Advocate Marriage Notices, 1867-78 Ancestry online

Washington Street United Methodist Church records, Columbia, S.C. Archive Grid

Columbia Military Records

Cemetaries [sic] on Fort Jackson (military reservation, Columbia, S.C.) WorldCat

Inmates record, Confederate Infirmary, Columbia, S.C., 1909-1958 (Home for Confederate Veterans (Columbia, South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Memorial pamphlet: Confederate soldiers who died in the service of their country and are buried in Columbia, South Carolina, 1861-1865 Richland Library online

Military petitions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1918 (United States. District Court) FamilySearch Library

Columbia Minority Records

Records of the field offices for the state of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 : NARA, RG 105, M1910 FamilySearch Library

Columbia Newspapers and Obituaries (74)


Columbia Probate Records

1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Probate Court, Estate papers 1799-1955 (included in South Carolina probate records) Ancestry online

Probate Court, Index to estates 1799-1955 (included in South Carolina probate records) Ancestry online

Columbia School Records (97)


Columbia Tax Records

Index to Richland County Treasurer's Tax Duplicate Books, 1876-1877, 1879-1881 Richland Library online



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