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	Laurens County, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laurens County is a county located in the state of South Carolina.
		In the county, the population is spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who are 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the county is $33,933, and the median income for a family is $39,739.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laurens_County,_South_Carolina (364 words)

	Laurens County, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laurens County is a county located in the state of Georgia.
		In the county the population is spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the county is $32,010, and the median income for a family is $38,586.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laurens_County,_Georgia (362 words)

	Laurens County, South Carolina: About Laurens County > History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The county's name derives from the Honorable Henry Laurens of Charleston, president of the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War and later an ambassador to France.
		The town of Laurens (known as Laurensville well into the 1800s) became the county seat and the first courthouse was erected in 1786.
		The Laurens Cotton Mill was established in 1895.
	www.laurenscounty.org /history (299 words)

	Dublin Georgia Online
		This left Laurens comparatively small, and the people were dissatisfied; so in 1811, portions of Washington and Montgomery Counties on the west side of the Oconee were taken and given to Laurens.
		Laurens County to Johnson County - two miles wide and nine miles long, extending from the Dublin-Wrightsville road to the Emanuel County line and to the original eastern boundary of Laurens.
		In the southern part of the county, the settlers were few and far between and made a living with cattle, sheep, cows and hogs.
	www.dublin-ga.com /modules.php?name=Community&file=history (2028 words)

	South Carolina State Library - Laurens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Laurens County and its county seat, Laurens, were named for Revolutionary War leader Henry Laurens (1724-1792).
		The county was established in 1785 as a part of Ninety Six District.
		Laurens County was also home to Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1875), the leader of the movement to preserve Mount Vernon, and educator Wil Lou Gray (1883-1984).
	www.state.sc.us /scsl/laur.html (128 words)

	Laurens Co., GA History
		One of these new counties was to be called and known by the name of Laurens in honor of John Laurens of Revolutionary fame.
		John Laurens, a native of South Carolina, was of Huguenot ancestry, and had the honor of being aide to General Washington.
		The new county of Laurens was to consist of "all that part of Wilkinson County lying between the Oconee and the Ocmulgee Rivers.
	www.rootsweb.com /~galauren/history.htm (205 words)

	Laurens Co., SC, Delegates to the 1860 Secession Convention
		Laurens District (Laurens County, SC) produced several men who represented their areas in the Secession Convention.
		One time president of the Laurens Railroad, member of the Laurens Agricultural Society, 32nd degree Mason, faithful member of the Methodist Church, Garlington in 1860 was elected to the Secession Convention and signed the Ordinance of Secession.
		In 1825 he became tax collector for Laurens District, and after his marriage to Susan Young in 1828 he moved to the Belfast house on the county line where he was a planter and merchant.
	www.geocities.com /genebrooks/laurens-secession.html (1029 words)

	South Carolina State Library Counties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Counties were established in the colonial period primarily for locating land grants, with most other governmental activities being centralized in Charleston.
		Following the Revolution, both district and county courts were established, but in 1800 most of the counties became districts.
		New counties continued to be formed until the early part of the 20th century, with the most recent being Allendale in 1919.
	www.state.sc.us /scsl/cnties.html (241 words)

	Laurens County Courthouse
		The act creating Laurens County provided that courts and public business initially be held at the house of Peter Thomas (Ga. Laws 1807, p.
		The third Laurens County courthouse -- a large, two-story brick structure with imposing clock tower -- was built in 1895 [see postcard 1, postcard 2, and postcard 3].
		Laurens County was one of six new counties created by an act of the General Assembly approved Dec. 10, 1807 (Ga. Laws 1807, p.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/laurensCH.htm (458 words)

	Laurens Co. RFD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Laurens County, Georgia is located in Central Georgia, and is our state's third largest county by land size, with 812.6 square miles.
		Laurens county's population totals 42,405, with an average per square mile population of 52.18.
		The Laurens County Rural Fire Defense as a whole also has a chief to oversee the activities of the departments.
	users.nlamerica.com /jpowell/fire.html (246 words)

	Laurens County Fire-EMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Laurens County Council, in 1990, sought to increase the quality of fire protection in the rural setting of the county.
		The Commission was charged by County Ordinance to hire a County Fire-Rescue Coordinator to be a resource to the fire departments and a liaison between the Commission and the fire districts.
		As of 2003 the Fire-Rescue Coordinator serves as the liaison between County Council and the rural fire districts.
	www.lcfireservice.org (257 words)

	Georgia Division of Public Health \| Counties \| Laurens County
		Laurens County had 8.8 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons.
		Taken from Wilkinson County in 1807 and absorbing part of Washington County in 1811, Laurens County was named in honor of Colonel John Laurens, an aide-de-camp to General George Washington.
		Dublin, a city in Laurens County, was named at the request of an Irishman, Jonathan Sawyer, who donated the land for the town after stipulating its name.
	health.state.ga.us /regional/laurens/index.asp (180 words)

	Laurens County GA Hilbuns
		It is said their first child, Andrew Jackson Hilbun, was born in Laurens County.
		Vaughn and Eliza spent the rest of their lives in Laurens County with Vaughn dying in 1891, and Eliza in 1893.
		Other Hilbun descendants have had their accomplishments, and Laurens County is the better for it.
	www.geocities.com /ghilburn888 (430 words)

	Laurens County, South Carolina: Accelerating Industrial Progress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Laurens County Development Corporation, Federal, State and Local officials officially opened Laurens County’s newest industrial park in the Owings community.
		Located in the upstate region, midway between the metropolitan sophistication of Greenville/Spartanburg and the rich history of the state capital in Columbia, Laurens County is the right place for your relocation project.
		Two interstate highways bisect the county and provide easy access to these cities as well as to the Port of Charleston and major north/south interstate systems.
	www.laurenscounty.org (163 words)

	Laurens County Historical Maps
		Laurens County was created from Wilkinson County on Dec. 10, 1807 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1807, p.
		Georgia's 34th county was named for Col. John Laurens of South Carolina.
		Laurens, who had been aide-de-camp to George Washington, was involved in numerous battles -- including the siege of Savannah -- and was killed in battle in 1782.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/laurenshistmaps.htm (117 words)

	OHS - Places - Fort Laurens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Named in honor of Henry Laurens, then president of the Continental Congress, Fort Laurens was built in 1778 in an ill-fated campaign to attack the British at Detroit.
		The remains of the soldiers who died defending the fort are buried in a crypt in the museum wall and at the Tomb of the Unknown Patriot of the American Revolution.
		Fort Laurens is at the south edge of Bolivar, in Tuscarawas County, on County Road 102 about 1/2 mile south of State Route 212.
	www.ohiohistory.org /places/ftlauren (233 words)

	WYFF4.com - News - Laurens County Begins Massive Drug Sweep
		LAURENS, S.C. When the three largest law enforcement agencies in Laurens County team up, criminals have a long day ahead of them.
		The Laurens County Sheriff's Office, Laurens police and Clinton police set out early Thursday to serve more than 300 drug warrants across the county.
		Officers lead a woman to a police cruiser during a drug sweep in Laurens County.
	www.thecarolinachannel.com /news/4754295/detail.html?rss=gs&psp=news (302 words)

	Wilkinson County Georgia Genealogy
		Wilkinson County, in central Georgia east of Macon was one of the Original counties.
		It was part of the Creek Indian Lands distributed in the 1805 and 1807 Land Lotteries.
		Laurens, Wheeler, Telfair, and Wilkinson all came from the Original Wilkinson County.
	hometown.aol.com /johnstien/Wilkinso/gawilkin.html (224 words)

	Laurens, Henry -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		county, northern South Carolina, U.S. It is situated in a hilly piedmont region between the Saluda River to the southwest and the Enoree River to the northeast.
		The county is also drained by the Reedy River.
		The U.S. businessman and inventor Laurens Hammond created the electronic keyboard instrument known as the Hammond organ.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9314656 (659 words)

	Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, www.lcwsc.com, providing water and wastewater services to homes and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, www.lcwsc.com, providing water and wastewater services to homes and businesses in Laurens County - Home Page.
		We currently provide water and wastewater services to homes and businesses in Laurens County.
		You may create links to this page but may not reproduce or otherwise distribute the information in this site without the permission of Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission and identifying Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission as the source of this information.
	www.lcwsc.com (254 words)

	Laurens County, South Carolina Genealogical Records Information
		This part of the state was settled primarily by Scotch-Irish and English immigrants in the mid 1700s, and during the American Revolution quite of few of its residents remained loyal to Great Britain.
		President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), a native of North Carolina, worked as a tailor in the town of Laurens for a brief time in the 1820s.
		Descendants of Solomon Langston of Laurens County, South Carolina
	www.mysouthcarolinagenealogy.com /sc_county/lau.htm (485 words)

	1944 Story of Wil Lou Gray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		She graduated from Laurens High School in 1899, and Columbia College, Columbia, SC in 1903.
		She organized rural night schools, published a county school journal, presented historical pageants at county fairs and developed travel courses and a county wide 7th grade education.
		From the time she first entered upon her career in a one teacher county school those qualities which distinguished her as a great humanitarian and as an educator of note asserted themselves.
	www.willougray.org /1944WilLouGrayStory5.htm (1963 words)

	Welcome to Raleigh
		Additionally, you will have to pay the property taxes on your vehicle and furnish the registration office with a receipt issued by the tax office in the county where you live.
		After this initial registration, the county auditor will mail you a tax notice each year about a month before your registration expires.
		To register to vote in South Carolina, you must be at least 18 years old and a legal resident of the county in which you register.
	www.newcomer.com /cities/greenville/GRVstarted.html (723 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Laurens County, S.C.
		For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
		The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/SC/LR.html (667 words)

	Courier Herald
		The Laurens County Board of Education learned Thursday the system has reached a financial milestone of sorts.
		The Laurens County Board of Education took time out of Thursday’s meeting to honor several schools and programs for their recent achievements.
		East Laurens and Northwest Laurens elementaries were recognized for their recent testing achievements.
	www.courier-herald.com (397 words)

	Laurens School District 55
		Susan Putnam's English/Language Arts students recently won the Laurens Middle School Accelerated Reader Trophy for the month of October.
		Laurens County School district 55 does not discriminate on the basis
		Because this search is performed by a third party, the district is unable to make claims to the accuracy or suitability of the searches performed and information returned.
	www.laurens55.k12.sc.us (158 words)

	AirNav: 34A - Laurens County Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Laurens County Airport.
		If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Laurens County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
		Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
	www.airnav.com /airport/34A (341 words)

	Ancestors of Jane Fleming
		He was born March 04, 1801 in Laurens Co., South Carolina, and died June 15, 1866 in Marshall Co, Mississippi.
		v. Nancy Fleming, died in Marshall County, Mississippi; married David Glenn 1838; born April 20, 1819 in Laurens County, South Carolina; died in Marshall County, Mississippi.
		Samuel Fleming, born in County Tyrone, Ireland; died 1804 in Laurens Co., South Carolina.
	www.annebabin.com /janefleming.html (276 words)

	Laurens County Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Thanks to all the citizens of Laurens County who voted for our state democratic candidates.
		We belive in equal opportunity for education, health care, economic advancement, and protection under the law.
		We will continue to fight on for our faith, our ideals, and what is best for America and Laurens County.
	www.laurenscountydemocrats.com (94 words)

	NACO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		NACo collects information on counties, such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities within a county as well as various statistical and geographical information.
		To see a listing of the counties for a state, select a State from the map or from the state pull down menu.
		You may also search for a particular county by entering the county name in the space provided below then click the "Search for Matches" button.
	www.naco.org /counties/counties/county.cfm?id=45059 (103 words)

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