EARLY SOUTH CAROLINA NEWSPAPERS

Some early South Carolina newspapers include:

South Carolina Gazette, 1732-1775
South Carolina Weekly Gazette, 1758-1764
South Carolina and American General Gazette, 1764-1781
South Carolina Gazette and Country Journal, 1765-1775
Gazette of the State of South Carolina, 1777-1780
Charlestown Gazette, 1778-1780
Royal South Carolina Gazette, 1780-1782
Royal Gazette, 1781-1782

Many of these early newspapers were saved and can be found at some institutions and/or on microfilm. Saved original issues of these newspapers are held by:

The Charleston Library Society in Charleston, South Carolina.
The South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Caroliniana Library in Columbia, South Carolina.
Various other institutions and individuals have smaller holdings.

Microfilm copies may be found in many libraries and research institutions across the United States. Check with your local genealogy library for availability.

Early (1800s) Marlboro newspapers include:

Bennettsville Journal

Marlboro Monitor

The Marlboro Democrat

Pee Dee Advocate

Other Pee Dee area newspapers from the 1800's which frequently mention Marlboro county residents:

Cheraw Gazette (1835-1838)

Cheraw Gazette and Pee Dee Farmer (1838-1839)
[name change, same newspaper]

Farmers' Gazette and Cheraw Advertizer (1839-
[name changes again]

Cheraw Gazette
[name changes back to original in late 1840's or early 1850's]

NEWSPAPER DATA ONLINE:

Extracts from Marlboro County Newspapers
[Includes some issues of: Bennettsville Journal, Marlboro Monitor, The Marlboro Democrat, and The Pee Dee Advocate.]
The author of this published work, Gloria Buckle, generously contributed a copy to me for presentation on this site.
This resource is a treasure for all Pee Dee area researchers.
Many, many thanks, Gloria!

Part 1: 1867-1899

Part 2: Jan 1900 - May 1901

Part 3: June 1901 - Dec 1902

Part 4: 5 Dec 1895 - 28 Sept 1899

Part 5: Oct 1899 - Sept 1900

Part 6: Oct 1900 - July 1902

Part 7: August 1902 - Sept 1903

Part 8: Sept 1903 - May 1904

Part 9: June 1904 - Nov 1904

Part 10: Dec 1904 - March 1906

"Parrish recollections of 19th century recalled" from the Pee Dee Advocate
Transcribed by Brenda Wagner, Sept 2001.

"Marriage Licences Issued More Than 100 Years Ago" from the Pee Dee Advocate 1926
Transcribed by Mary Lewis, Feb 2003.

If your ancestors were Methodist, you might want to try the
Methodist Obituary Search Page at Wofford College.
Obituaries in the Southern Christian Advocate newspaper, 1837 to present, were indexed at Wofford and placed online.

Current newspapers for Marlboro County residents include the Marlboro Herald-Advocate, published in Bennettsville, SC.
Check South Carolina Newspaper Links for other current newspapers online.