Sumter Genealogy (in Sumter County, SC)

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Sumter Birth Records

Records, 1853-1886, Concord Presbyterian Church (Sumter, S.C.). Archive Grid

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

Sumter Cemetery Records

Black River Swamp Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Broadway Galloway Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chosel Weeks Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dicks Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dingle's Mill Find a Grave online

Evergreen Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Evergreen Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery : Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library

Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina WorldCat

Harvin Cemetery Find a Grave online

James Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jewish Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library

Saint Paul AME Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Singleton Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library

Sumter Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library

Survey of Sumter Cemetery FamilySearch Library

Survey of Sumter Cemetery WorldCat

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Soldiers Buried in Sumter & Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Ancestry online

Unity Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ward Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sumter 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

Sumter Church Records

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First Presbyterian Church records, Sumter, S.C. 1870-1872 Archive Grid

High Hills Baptist Church, Sumter, South Carolina WorldCat

History of the First Baptist Church, Sumter, South Carolina, 1938-2000 FamilySearch Library

Record of members, [1937]-1943; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1947-1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sumter Branch (South Carolina)) FamilySearch Library

Records of Church of the Holy Comforter, 1934-1935, Sumter, S.C. Archive Grid

Records, 1853-1886, Concord Presbyterian Church (Sumter, S.C.). Archive Grid

Second Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Deaths, 1899-1916 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

The Church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina, 1857-2007 WorldCat

Sumter City Directories

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Sumter 1993 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Sumter 1993 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Sumter 1995 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Sumter 1995 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Sumter 1996 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Sumter 1996 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Sumter 1997 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Sumter 1997 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Sumter City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Sumter City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Sumter City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Sumter City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Sumter City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Sumter City Directory, 1905-06 LDS Genealogy online

Sumter City Directory, 1905-06 Internet Archive online

Sumter, South Carolina, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Sumter Death Records

1915-1943 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

1915-1965 South Carolina Death Records Ancestry online

1950-1964 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage online

Records, 1853-1886, Concord Presbyterian Church (Sumter, S.C.). Archive Grid

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

Sumter Histories and Genealogies

Bicentennial memorial publication : 1831-Memorial Day, May 31, 1976 WorldCat

Remembering through the ages, 1831, Memorial Day, May 31, 1976 : Bicentennial memorial publication. WorldCat

Sumter Land Records

Conveyance records of real estate, 1801-1948. FamilySearch Library

Deed books, 1948-1949, with grantor and grantee index, 1904-1949 FamilySearch Library

Sumter Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1923 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, April 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, January 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, June 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, November 1899 Library of Congress online

Sumter Marriage Records

Records, 1853-1886, Concord Presbyterian Church (Sumter, S.C.). Archive Grid

Sumter County, South Carolina marriage licenses, 1911-1950; indexes, 1911-1967 FamilySearch Library

Sumter Military Records

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Soldiers Buried in Sumter & Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Ancestry online

Sumter Newspapers and Obituaries

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Item 1987-2017 Newspapers.com online

Item, 1960-2008 Google News Archive online

Sumter Banner 1846-1855 Newspapers.com online

Sumter Banner, The (South Carolina/United States) [Sumterville, S.C.] 6 November 1846 to 23 May 1855 Elephind online

Sumter Daily Item 1894-1987 Newspapers.com online

Sumter Watchman 1870-1876 Newspapers.com online

Sumter Watchman, The (South Carolina/United States) [Sumterville, S.C.] 5 January 1870 to 25 December 1872 Elephind online

Sumter banner (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Nov. 6, 1846 to May 23, 1855) MyHeritage online

Sumter banner 11/06/1846 to 05/23/1855 Genealogy Bank online

Sumter watchman (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Jan. 5, 1870 to Dec. 25, 1872) MyHeritage online

Sumter watchman 01/05/1870 to 12/25/1872 Genealogy Bank online

The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Nov. 6, 1846 to May 23, 1855) Chronicling America online

The Sumter banner. 1846-11-06 to 1855-05-23 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina online

The Sumter watchman. (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Jan. 5, 1870 to Dec. 25, 1872) Chronicling America online

The Sumter watchman. 1870-01-05 to 1872-12-25 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina online

The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) (from Aug. 2, 1881 to Dec. 30, 1922) Chronicling America online

The watchman and southron. 1881-08-02 to 1922-12-30 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina online

Watchman And Southron, The (South Carolina/United States) [Sumter, S.C.] 2 August 1881 to 30 December 1922 Elephind online

Watchman and Southron 1881-1930 Newspapers.com online

Watchman and southron (sumter, s.c.) (from aug. 2, 1881 to dec. 30, 1922) MyHeritage online

Watchman and southron 08/02/1881 to 12/30/1922 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Sumter

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.

Freeman. (Sumter, S.C.) 1891-1906

Item. (Sumter, S.C.) 1987-Current

Peoples Informer. (Sumter, S.C.) 1936-1941

Recon Record. (Sumter, S.C.) 1957-1940s

Samaritan Herald and the Voice of Job. ([Sumter, S.C.]) 1942-1950

Samaritan Herald. (Sumter, S.C.) 1909-1942

Southern Whig. (Sumterville [Sumter], S.C.) 1832-1834

Spirit of the Times. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1884

Sumter Advance. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1892

Sumter Banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855

Sumter Daily Item. (Sumter, S.C.) 1894-1987

Sumter Gazette and Constitutional Advocate. (Sumterville [I.E. Sumter], S.C.) 1830-1833

Sumter Herald. (Sumter, S.C.) 1892-1952

Sumter News. (Sumter, S.C.) 1866-1873

Sumter News. (Sumter, S.C.) 1967-1981

Sumter Watchman. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881

Tri-Weekly Watchman. (Sumter, S.C.) 1860-1863

True Southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1873-1881

Watchman and Southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930

Sumter Probate Records

1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Indexes to the County Wills of South Carolina: Sumter County, 1774-1853 Ancestry online

Probate Court, Estate records 1784-1960 (included in South Carolina probate records) Ancestry online

Probate Court, Index to estate records 1784-1960 (included in South Carolina probate records) Ancestry online

Sumter School Records

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Edmunds High School - Hi Ways Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1942, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Edmunds High School yearbook, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Furman High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Low Country Christian Academy yearbook, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mayewood High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Morris College - Hornet Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Morris College yearbook, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Jude High School yearbooks, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sumter Area Technical College yearbook, 1972, 1972-1973 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sumter Area Technical Education Center yearbooks, 1968-1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sumter High School - Paragon Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1972, 1973 E Yearbook online

Sumter High School yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1992, 1993 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sumter Technical Education Center - Dimensions Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1969, 1972, 1973 E Yearbook online

Sumter Technical Education Center yearbook, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilson Hall - Idylls Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1986 E Yearbook online

Wilson Hall High School yearbooks, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilson Hall yearbook, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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