Newberry County, South Carolina History and Genealogy Volunteers Dedicated To Free Genealogy - Part of the Genealogy Trails Group Hi, my name is Dena and I'm your host for Newberry County Trails. My father's family originated and still live in Newberry County. My surnames are: Thomasson, DeHardt, Wilson, Suber, Dickert. Newberry County was formed in 1785 as a part of Ninety Six District, with the county seat in the town of Newberry. The community was named for Capt. John Newberry, Revolutionary War officer. This part of the country was settled largely by Scotch-Irish, English, and German immigrants in the mid-1700's. The German region was given the name Dutch Fork. This title is still carried to this day. Historians John Belton O'Neall (1795-1863) and David Duncan Wallace (1874-1951) were Newberry County natives, as was governor and U. S. Senator Coleman L. Blease (1868-1942). If you would like to find out more about hosting or helping with a South Carolina Genealogy Trails county, or any other county within the United States, please visit our Volunteer Information Page. Join our to receive update notices, post questions, etc. If you have data you'd like added or would like to volunteer to transcribe date , please e-mail me. Updated May 5, 2008 If you have an obituary you'd like added to this site or another Genealogy Trails site - click here County Council and Precincts Map  Newberry County Map Newberry County 1911 Map Census 1790 - complete 1800 - complete Government Newberry County Officeholders The Pen of Charlie Senn - Charlie has written many short stories about Newberry County and it's residences. Search this site powered by FreeFind What's new Towns Neighboring Counties Newberry Fairfield - east Prosperity Richland - southeast Whitmire Lexington - southeast Silverstreet Saluda - south Little Mountain Greenwood - southeast Pomaria Laurens - northeast Peak Union - north Jalapa / Big Creek / Glympville   Helena / Kinards / Chappells / Delta   Stoney Hill / Stockman / Slighs     Helpful Links and Information South Carolina Historical Society South Carolina State Museum South Carolina Department of Archives and History South Carolina State Archives and Libraries Old Newberry District Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogical Society Whitaker Funeral Home McSwain-Evans Funeral Home The Newberry Observer - local newspaper Newberry County Library Piedmont Historical Society South Carolina Genealogy Society South Carolina Genealogy Trails The Newberry Historical and Museum Society The Dutch Fork Chapter - South Carolina Genealogical Society My South Carolina Families - family of Dean Long, webmaster. Includes surnames Long, Dickert, Amick, Baker, Bundrick, Connelly, Derrick, Wicker and more South Carolina Informational Highway - this site has information on South Carolina, with links to South Carolina sites Newberry County Courthouse P.O. Box 442 Newberry, SC 29108 Telephone: (803) 321-2118 (Probate records: wills, estate inventories, guardianships, etc.) Newberry County Clerk P.O. Box 278 Newberry, SC 29108-0278 (803) 276-3494 All data on this website is © Copyright 2007-2008 by Dena Whitesell Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved by original submitter.