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Pickens County, South Carolina

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29historic places

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1826formed

131,404pop. 2020

87cemeteries

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At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 29 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Pickens, Clemson, Easley.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

14 of 29 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

29 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Arial Mill	Easley	District	2023
Central High School	Central	Building	1994
Central Roller Mills	Central	Building	2013
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 1 and Truck Trail	Pickens	District	1989
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2	Pickens	Site	1989
Clemson College Sheep Barn	Clemson	Building	1990
Clemson University Historic District I	Clemson	District	1990
Clemson University Historic District II	Clemson	District	1990
Easley High School Auditorium	Easley	Building	1999
Easley Mill	Easley	District	2013
Fort Hill NHL	Clemson	Building	1966
Griffin-Christopher House	Pickens	Building	2001
Hagood Mill	Pickens	Building	1972
Hagood-Mauldin House	Pickens	Building	1997
Hanover House	Clemson	Building	1970
Hester Store	Easley	Building	2013
Liberty Colored High School	Liberty	Building	2003
Morgan House	Central	Building	2001
Old Pickens Jail	Pickens	Building	1979
Old Stone Church and Cemetery	Pendleton	Building	1971
Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery	Pickens	Site	2003
Roper House Complex	Pickens	Building	1989
Sheriff Mill Complex	Easley	Building	1987
Smith, J. Warren, House	Liberty	Building	2005
Stribling, J.C., Barn	Clemson	Building	2001
Structural Science Building	Clemson	Building	2010
Table Rock Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Site	Pickens	Site	1989
Table Rock State Park Historic District	Pickens	District	1989
Williams-Ligon House	Easley	Building	2012

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Pickens was formed in 1826 (1826-12-20) from part of PENDLETON, with same boundaries as Pickens District.

PICKENS created from part of PENDLETON (extinct), with same boundaries as Pickens District; PENDLETON eliminated.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Pickens County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1830	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
14,473	14,356	19,639	14,389	19,375	28,329	37,111	40,058	46,030	79,292	110,757	131,404

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

87 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 87 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Abbott Cemetery	34.78157	-82.70669
Antioch Baptist Church Graveyard	34.96051	-82.82811
Antioch United Methodist Church Graveyard	34.85775	-82.51874
Ariail Hendricks Cemetery	34.84282	-82.64562
Bakers Cemetery	34.89964	-82.73388
Bethel Church Graveyard	34.91392	-82.89627
Bethlehem United Methodist Church Graveyard	34.86012	-82.70283
Boroughs Gillespie Cemetery	34.84466	-82.76734
Bruce Hagood Cemetery	34.94261	-82.70124
Carmel Presbyterian Church Graveyard	34.75586	-82.6417
Cedar Rock Baptist Church Graveyard	34.87205	-82.61318
Chastain Cemetery	34.99392	-82.72453
Clayton Cemetery	34.82233	-82.72902
Concord Baptist Church Graveyard	34.8848	-82.76164
Cross Roads Baptist Church Graveyard	34.90789	-82.59985
Dacusville United Methodist Church Graveyard	34.93123	-82.55744
Easley Mill Cemetery	34.81876	-82.61054
Eastatoe Baptist Church Graveyard	34.98747	-82.84523
Enon Baptist Church Graveyard	34.83733	-82.64957
Fairview Baptist Church Graveyard	34.80313	-82.76201
Flat Rock Baptist Church Graveyard	34.75025	-82.66101
Flat Rock Cemetery	34.74978	-82.66174
Freeman Cemetery	34.93179	-82.64518
Friendship Cemetery	34.97769	-82.79454
Gap Hill Baptist Church Graveyard	34.82928	-82.86115
Georges Creek Baptist Church Graveyard	34.85072	-82.54302
Golden Creek Baptist Church Graveyard	34.79122	-82.74708
Golden Grove Wesleyan Church Graveyard	34.75585	-82.66038
Greenlawn Memorial Park	34.82265	-82.62001
Griffin Baptist Church Graveyard	34.929	-82.67034
Hillcrest Memorial Park	34.86288	-82.68476
Holcombe Cemetery	34.86031	-82.56041
Holly Springs Baptist Church Graveyard	34.9878	-82.75253
Hunts Memorial Baptist Church Graveyard	34.89551	-82.51315
Jameson Family Cemetery	34.87507	-82.58503
Johnston Cemetery	34.94289	-82.7018
Kennemer Cemetery	34.81766	-82.65344
Keowee Baptist Church Graveyard	34.8615	-82.87625
Kings Grove Baptist Church Cemetery	34.78287	-82.85714
Lathem Cemetery	34.89861	-82.5357
Lawrence Chapel United Methodist Church Graveyard	34.74451	-82.83622
Lawrence Family Cemetery	34.71804	-82.84686
Liberty Cemetery	34.77372	-82.68819
Liberty Memorial Gardens	34.78374	-82.70572
Looper Cemetery	34.9508	-82.58015
Lynch Cemetery	35.00016	-82.74578
Martin Grove Wesleyan Church Graveyard	34.90701	-82.80094
McAdams Cemetery	34.87896	-82.57008
McKinney Chapel Cemetery	34.94981	-82.89666
Midway Baptist Church Graveyard	34.96204	-82.68695
Mile Creek Baptist Church Graveyard	34.86863	-82.84678
Mount Bethel United Methodist Church Graveyard	34.91345	-82.79681
Mount Carmel Baptist Church Graveyard	34.89844	-82.54403
Mount Tabor Graveyard	34.70127	-82.7995
Mount Zion Cemetery	34.71899	-82.78736
Mountain Grove Baptist Church Graveyard	34.93997	-82.75505
Mountain View Baptist Church Graveyard	34.85793	-82.80795
Nimmons Cemetery	34.97718	-82.85531
Nine Forks Baptist Church Graveyard	34.95541	-82.56016
Norris Cemetery	34.76579	-82.76497
Old Kings Grove Graveyard	34.76483	-82.87401
Old Stone Church Graveyard	34.66325	-82.81557
Oolenoy Cemetery	34.99428	-82.64179
Peters Creek Cemetery	34.98122	-82.56262
Pickens Presbyterian Church Graveyard	34.88155	-82.71245
Pickens View Wesleyan Church Graveyard	34.86118	-82.68335
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Graveyard	35.02844	-82.62429
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Graveyard	34.76371	-82.83249
Ponder Cemetery	34.92512	-82.52643
Porters Chapel United Methodist Church Graveyard	34.94313	-82.73194
Praters Creek Cemetery	34.82866	-82.77323
Red Hill Cemetery	34.90078	-82.73543
Rices Creek Baptist Church Graveyard	34.81736	-82.70565
Roanoke Baptist Church Graveyard	34.82713	-82.73039
Rock Springs Baptist Church Graveyard	34.82278	-82.5512
Rocky Bottom Baptist Church Graveyard	35.04729	-82.80387
Ruhamah Baptist Church Graveyard	34.75786	-82.70444
Saluda Hill Baptist Church Graveyard	35.06163	-82.65282
Secona Baptist Church Graveyard	34.87678	-82.72069
Shady Grove Baptist Church Graveyard	34.91479	-82.8438

Historical populated places — 4 of 4

Name	Lat	Lon
Knob	35.00401	-82.68124
Olga	35.0029	-82.55846
Prices Store	34.98928	-82.75736
Wattacoo	35.06067	-82.59513

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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