| HISTORY of CHESTERFIELD COUNTY |
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Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773). The
county seat is the town of Chesterfield, but the oldest town in the county is Cheraw, which was
settled around 1748. The county was formed in 1785, but until 1800 it was part of the larger
Cheraws District. Welsh settlers from Pennsylvania and Delaware moved into this region in the
mid-eighteenth century, and they were later joined by Scotch-Irish and English. Cheraw was a
center for transportation along the Great Pee Dee River, but most of the county is agricultural.
General Sherman's troops passed through this area during the Civil War, briefly occupying the
towns of Cheraw and Chesterfield. Cheraw State Park, founded in 1934, is the oldest of the state
parks.
county seat is the town of Chesterfield, but the oldest town in the county is Cheraw, which was
settled around 1748. The county was formed in 1785, but until 1800 it was part of the larger
Cheraws District. Welsh settlers from Pennsylvania and Delaware moved into this region in the
mid-eighteenth century, and they were later joined by Scotch-Irish and English. Cheraw was a
center for transportation along the Great Pee Dee River, but most of the county is agricultural.
General Sherman's troops passed through this area during the Civil War, briefly occupying the
towns of Cheraw and Chesterfield. Cheraw State Park, founded in 1934, is the oldest of the state
parks.
| SHERIFFS OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 1787 - Allen Chapman 1798 - Joel Bullard 1800 - William Rogers 1800 - William Chapman 1851-1855 - Stephen Jackson 1859 - James Johnson 1866-1867 - Daniel Douglas 1867-1868 - James Johnson 1868-1887 - Q.F. Stafford 1887-1889 - E.T. King 1889-1906 - D.O. Douglas 1906-1920 - D. Press Douglas 1921-1928 - Jim Thomas Grant, Sr. Jan 1929-May 1930 - J.S. Campbell May 1930-Dec 1930 - Jim Thomas Grant, Sr. 1931-1946 - Floyd Samuel (Jack) Douglas Jan 1946-Aug 1958 - Edward (Edd) Kirkley Aug 1958-Jan 1959 - Almyra Kirkley Jan 1959-July 1974 - Don D. Hill Aug 1974-Jan 1975 - Margie Hill 1975-1994 - Ralph C. Freeman 1994-2002 - Carl K. Welch 2003-Present - Sam Parker |
| FALLEN HEROES |
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| To learn more about these and other officers that have given the supreme sacrifice, log on to: The Officer Down Memorial Page at www.odmp.org |
