South Carolina Room

Florence City Directories: 1892 - present (some issues missing)

Florence County Directories: 1967, 1969, 1997 - present

Local High School and College Yearbooks

Family and County Histories

State-wide Cemetery Surveys

State-wide Genealogical Sources by County

Florence County Deeds, Plats, Marriage Records, and Estate Papers

Darlington, Marion, and Williamsburg County Records through 1890

State Censuses: 1829, 1839, 1869, 1875

Freedmen’s Bureau Records

Official Roster of South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-1918

Official Roster of South Carolina Servicemen and Servicewomen in World War II, 1941-1946

Florence Morning News: 1924-2018 on Microfilm and 2019 - present on FCL Website

The State: 1891-2011

Darlington News & Press: 1916-1944

Lake City Newspapers: 1950-2003

Marion Star: 1850-1974

The County Record (Kingstree): 1897-1975

Florence Morning News Index – Late 1800s

The Swampfox database indexes our incomplete collection of early Florence newspapers issues from the late 19th Century. Please request no more than 3 articles at one time. Press CTRL+F to search and the Enter key to move to the next occurrence of your search term. Disclaimer: Some dates may not be indexed.

Please contact us by phone at 843-413-7060, email at scroom@florencelibrary.org or by mail to S.C. Room, Florence County Library, 509 South Dargan Street, Florence, South Carolina 29506.

Be sure to list the title, complete date and page number of the article you need. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope for requests sent by the postal service. Thank you for your assistance.

Florence Morning News Index – 20th & 21st Century

The Swampfox database indexes early Florence newspapers and the (Florence) Morning News from 1900 through the current date, with gaps. Please request no more than 3 articles at one time. Press CTRL+F to search and the Enter key to move to the next occurrence of your search term. Disclaimer: Some dates may not be indexed.

Please contact us by phone at 843-413-7060, email at scroom@florencelibrary.org or mail to S.C. Room, Florence County Library, 509 South Dargan Street, Florence, South Carolina 29506.

Be sure to list the title, complete date and page number of the article you need. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope for requests sent by the postal service. Thank you for your assistance.

Dr. G. Wayne King Slide Collection

The 106 slides of late 19th and early 20th century Florence were collected by Dr. G. Wayne King (1939-2008), a professor of history, who retired from Francis Marion University. The majority of the slides depict street scenes and buildings of downtown Florence, South Carolina.

Newspapers.com – South Carolina Newspapers (inside the library)

Newspapers.com – South Carolina Newspapers (outside the library)

Invaluable for researchers, historians, genealogists, teachers, and students, Newspapers.com Library Edition provides the opportunity to learn about historical events and people as history was being made. With ongoing updates and new content continually being added, there’s always more to be discovered.

Florence County Register of Deeds Search

South Carolina Department of Archives & History

The South Carolina Digital Library

Pee Dee Explorer

The Pee Dee Explorer website is divided into chapters that provide various contexts for telling the story of the region. Each chapter contains a collection of video stories and accompanying text, based on well-known and “off the beaten path” landmarks found in the Pee Dee. In addition, the Google Maps interface allows visitors to explore these place-based stories through interactive maps with overlays that are unique to each chapter.