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 
Broadway Galloway Cemetery Find a Grave
Chosel Weeks Cemetery Find a Grave
Dicks Cemetery Find a Grave
Dingle's Mill Find a Grave
Evergreen Memorial Park Find a Grave
Evergreen Memorial Park Billion Graves
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery : Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina WorldCat
Harvin Cemetery Find a Grave
James Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Jewish Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library
Saint Paul AME Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Singleton Cemetery Find a Grave
St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library
Sumter Cemetery Billion Graves
Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina FamilySearch Library
Survey of Sumter Cemetery FamilySearch Library
Survey of Sumter Cemetery WorldCat
Unity Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Ward Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Sumter Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Sumter Church Records
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
The Church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina, 1857-2007 WorldCat
Sumter City Directories
Sumter 1993 City Directory Historic Map Works
Sumter 1993 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage
Sumter 1995 City Directory Historic Map Works
Sumter 1995 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage
Sumter 1996 City Directory Historic Map Works
Sumter 1996 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage
Sumter 1997 City Directory Historic Map Works
Sumter 1997 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage
Sumter City Directory 1952 MyHeritage
Sumter City Directory 1954 MyHeritage
Sumter City Directory 1956 MyHeritage
Sumter City Directory 1958 MyHeritage
Sumter City Directory 1960 MyHeritage
Sumter City Directory, 1905-06 LDS Genealogy
Sumter City Directory, 1905-06 Internet Archive
Sumter, South Carolina, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Sumter Death Records
1915-1943 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage
1915-1965 South Carolina Death Records Ancestry
1950-1964 South Carolina Deaths MyHeritage
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
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1906 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1912 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1915 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, 1923 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, April 1894 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, January 1889 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, June 1884 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, November 1899 Library of Congress
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
Sumter Newspapers and Obituaries
Item 1987-2017 Newspapers.com
Item, 1960-2008 Google News Archive
Sumter Banner 1846-1855 Newspapers.com
Sumter Daily Item 1894-1987 Newspapers.com
Sumter Watchman 1870-1876 Newspapers.com
Sumter banner (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Nov. 6, 1846 to May 23, 1855) MyHeritage
Sumter banner 11/06/1846 to 05/23/1855 Genealogy Bank
Sumter watchman (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Jan. 5, 1870 to Dec. 25, 1872) MyHeritage
Sumter watchman 01/05/1870 to 12/25/1872 Genealogy Bank
The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Nov. 6, 1846 to May 23, 1855) Chronicling America
The Sumter banner. 1846-11-06 to 1855-05-23 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina
The Sumter watchman. (Sumterville, S.C.) (from Jan. 5, 1870 to Dec. 25, 1872) Chronicling America
The Sumter watchman. 1870-01-05 to 1872-12-25 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina
The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) (from Aug. 2, 1881 to Dec. 30, 1922) Chronicling America
The watchman and southron. 1881-08-02 to 1922-12-30 Historical Newspapers of South Carolina
Watchman and Southron 1881-1930 Newspapers.com
Watchman and southron (sumter, s.c.) (from aug. 2, 1881 to dec. 30, 1922) MyHeritage
Watchman and southron 08/02/1881 to 12/30/1922 Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for SumterAccording 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
Indexes to the County Wills of South Carolina: Sumter County, 1774-1853 Ancestry
Probate Court, Estate records 1784-1960 (included in South Carolina probate records) Ancestry
Probate Court, Index to estate records 1784-1960 (included in South Carolina probate records) Ancestry
Sumter School Records
Low Country Christian Academy yearbook, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Mayewood High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
St Jude High School yearbooks, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Sumter Area Technical College yearbook, 1972, 1972-1973 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Sumter Area Technical Education Center yearbooks, 1968-1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Sumter High School - Paragon Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1972, 1973 E Yearbook
Sumter Technical Education Center - Dimensions Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1969, 1972, 1973 E Yearbook
Sumter Technical Education Center yearbook, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Wilson Hall - Idylls Yearbook (Sumter, SC), 1986 E Yearbook
Wilson Hall High School yearbooks, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Wilson Hall yearbook, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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