Genealogy Resources at York County Library
The York County Library contains a wealth of genealogy resources and local history resources about York County, South Carolina and the Catawba Indians. We also have a Local History Room, a research room dedicated to local history and genealogy resources, at our Main Library in Rock Hill. For more details, please visit our Local History Room page.
Other Resources
The following are other local resources and Internet reference websites that contain genealogical information.
Databases
Ancestry Library
Search through over 4 billion names, and browse census, birth, marriage, and death records, immigration and military records, and more.
Available only through library computers.
HeritageQuest Online
Census records, vital records, wills, regimental histories, city directories, church records, school records,
court documents, obituaries from 150 newspapers, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and
Bounty Land Pension files, and family and local histories.
York County Resources
YCHistory.org features more than 400 photographs, as well as newspaper clippings, church and family histories, citations to articles from The Herald during the 1990s, and links to historical and biographical databases and websites.
York County Historical Center is located in York, S.C. The center contains a large number of genealogical and historical resources pertaining to York County.
Genealogy Websites
For a list of genealogy-related websites, please see our Genealogy Websites page.
Questions/Research
You may submit genealogy questions via our "Ask A Librarian" service. Genealogy questions are subject to copyright laws and the fees listed below. We will send you a letter after receiving your question, and you must send a reply, with prepayment of the hourly charge, to have your question answered.
- Labor: $25 per hour.
- Photocopy: 25¢ per page.
- Microfilm Copy: 50¢ per page.