Cemetery Hill Project

Tracing genealogical neighborhoods allows us to see the ancestors not as isolated names, but as members of interconnected communities. In the last genealogy post, we looked at vital records, funeral programs, and obituaries. In this post, we view maps, census, and tax records as a way to help start your own genealogical neighborhood study.



Sources:
Calhoun Map - Map Calhoun S.C. 1915, Black Heritage in Upper Piedmont MSS 282, Box 6, Calhoun Neighborhood, Special Collections and Archives, Clemson University Libraries.

Census Record - 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Pickens County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cato Sherman, Central Township, Sheet 5, Enumeration District 0118, Roll 1539, www.Ancestry.com, image 10 of 47, accessed 10 May 2026.

Tax Document - The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for South Carolina, 1864-1866; Series: M789; Roll: 1; Description: District 1; Annual, Monthly and Special Lists; Jan-Dec 1866; Record Group: 58, Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791 - 2006

The Nathanael Greene Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recently honored a team of Clemson University faculty and staff for their historic preservation efforts at Woodland Cemetery and African American Burial Ground.

Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature Rhondda Thomas, Genealogist Deborah Robinson and Historic Preservation Officer Rick Owens accepted the Excellence in Historic Preservation Certificate and Medal from the NSDAR on April 23.

Daughters of the American Revolution honor Clemson faculty, staff for excellence in historic preservation The Nathanael Greene Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recently honored a team of Clemson University