Port Royal Genealogy (in Beaufort County, SC)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Port Royal are also found through the Beaufort County and South Carolina pages.


Port Royal Birth Records

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

Port Royal Cemetery Records

Jericho Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Fort Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Fort Cemetery Interment online

Port Royal Cemetery Find a Grave online

Port Royal 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

Port Royal Church Records

Port Royal Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Births, Baptisms, and Deaths, 1881-1884 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Port Royal Death Records

1915-1943 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

1915-1965 South Carolina Death Records Ancestry online

1950-1964 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

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

Port Royal Immigration Records

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Port Royal 1865 ) Ancestry online

Port Royal Military Records

Report of board of survey on steamer Maple Leaf sunk by a rebel torpedo on April 1, 1864 (United States. Army. Chief Quartermasters Office. Department of the South. Board of Survey) FamilySearch Library

Port Royal Newspapers and Obituaries

New South 03/15/1862 to 09/29/1866 Genealogy Bank online

New South 1862-1866 Newspapers.com online

New south (port royal, s.c.) (from march 15, 1862 to sept. 29, 1866) MyHeritage online

Palmetto Herald 03/03/1864 to 12/29/1864 Genealogy Bank online

Palmetto Herald 1864-1864 Newspapers.com online

Palmetto Post 1895-1906 Newspapers.com online

Palmetto herald (port royal, s.c.) (from march 17, 1864 to dec. 29, 1864) MyHeritage online

Port Royal Commercial and Beaufort County Republican 1873-1874 Newspapers.com online

Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican (Port Royal, S.C.) (from Oct. 23, 1873 to April 30, 1874) MyHeritage online

Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican 10/23/1873 to 04/30/1874 Genealogy Bank online

Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. (Port Royal, S.C.) (from Oct. 23, 1873 to April 30, 1874) Chronicling America online

Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. 1873-10-23 to 1874-04-30 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina online

The New South Newspaper 1862-1867 University of South Carolina online

The new South. (Port Royal, S.C.) (from March 15, 1862 to Sept. 29, 1866) Chronicling America online

The new South. 1862-03-15 to 1866-09-29 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina online

The palmetto herald. (Port Royal, S.C.) (from March 17, 1864 to Dec. 29, 1864) Chronicling America online

The palmetto herald. 1864-03-17 to 1864-12-29 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina online

Offline Newspapers for Port Royal

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

New South. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1866

New World. (New York) 1840-1845

Palmetto Post. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1882-1906

Port Royal Commercial and Beaufort County Republican. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874

Port Royal Probate Records

1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online


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