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York County
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1850

Jane Cathcart, 57; Nancy, 28; James H., 14; all b. in York, SC


1860

Census (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sc/york/census/1860/pg0390b.txt)
4 450 450 Cathcart Jas 24 M . Farmer 3,744 6,813 Y.D. SC 
5 450 450 Cathcart Nancy 38 F . . 2,850 4,503 Y. D. SC 

13 463 463 Cathcart Joseph 22 M . Miller . 100 Y.D. SC 
14 463 463 Cathcart Sarah 26 F . . . . Y.D. SC 

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Mills Atlas 1825...

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County History

Historical Center of York County
212 E. Jefferson Street, York, S.C. 29745
(803) 684-3948 Ext. 33

The earliest settlers began arriving in the area around the 1750s.  At that time, there was no recognized border between North and South Carolina.  It is not surprising then, that early settlers might say they were born in either state.

(Note: this is copied from another website -- I have lost the location to cite it here.  As soon as I find it, I will post it here.  In the mean time, my apologies to the author!)

1567- Capt. Juan Pardo and Spanish soldiers, part of De Soto's exploration of the Southeastern United States, are believed to have passed through the York County area. They made contact with the Catawba Indians 

c. 1650- Traders from Virginia established trade in deer hides with the Catawbas. 

1670- John Lederer, German physician, visited the Catawbas. 

- First permanent English settlement of S. C. at Charles Town. 

1745-1760- First wave of white settlers from VA and PA to the interior of Carolina. 

1763- The Treaty of Augusta at the end of the French and Indian Wars established the area known as the Catawba Indian Land, 15 miles square or 144,000 acres, which includes most of eastern York County. 

1768- Camden District created. The territory that is presently York County was a part of Camden District. 

1769- The Tryon County, North Carolina courthouse was built at a spot that will later be a part of York County's New Acquisition. 

1772- A survey establishing the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary line west of the Catawba River adjusted the claims so that York County gained an area eleven miles deep called the New Acquisition. 

1780- The Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7 is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War in the south and is York County's major historical site. 

1785- The organization of York County by act of the South Carolina legislature. The act broke up Craven District (county seat, Camden) into seven counties. 

-The Indian Land Church (later called the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church) was established and is believed to be the first church in the county. The village of Ebenezerville grew up around the church. 

1786- The first York County court session met in January. The first courthouse was finished later in the year. 

1786- The town of Yorkville was laid out at the site of "Fergus Crossroads," the intersection of the Pinckney Ferry Road and the Road to Charlottesburg (N.C.). 

1791- York, Chester, Spartanburg and Union Counties were joined to form a District Court which was known as Pinckney District Court, held in Pinckneyville on the southwest side of the Broad River in western York County. Pinckneyville had a courthouse and jail. Equity Court cases affecting York County came under the Camden District and were held in Columbia. 

1796- A boundary line was drawn between York and Chester County. 

1796- The Pinckneyville District was abandoned and York became a separate district. The designation "York County" was changed to "York District," a status that will be kept until the 1868 state constitution ended the use of "District" and returned to the use of "County". 

1808- York District became a part of the Northern Circuit Equity Court. 

1823- The second York County courthouse was built from plans of Robert Mills, America's first native-born architect. 

1824- York District became a part of the Western Equity District Circuit. 

1826- A York District map was printed in the Robert Mills Atlas. 

1840- The Nation Ford Treaty was made between the state of South Carolina and the Catawba Indians. The treaty provided for the cession of the Catawba Indian land to the state of South Carolina. 

1849- The town of Yorkville was incorporated. 

1852- The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad came through York County, creating the towns of Rock Hill and Fort Mill. The Kings Mountain Railroad was built through Yorkville. 

1854- The Yorkville Female College was established. 

1855- The Kings Mountain Military Academy was established. 

1867-1876- The Reconstruction Era saw York County occupied by Federal troops. The Ku Klux Klan was very active in the county during that period. 

1868- York District became York County. 

1880- The Rock Hill Cotton Factory, South Carolina's first steam-driven cotton mill, was put into operation. 

1888- The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, the first east-west railroad, was built through the county. 

1895- Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women, was established in Rock Hill. 

1897- York County's extreme northwestern section was cut off to help form Cherokee County. 

1904- The India Hook Dam, the first hydroelectric project on the Catawba River, began operations. Industrialization of the area began in earnest. 

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