Old Pickens Presbyterian Church

Old Pickens Presbyterian Church story begins with the 1828 establishment of a town named Pickens Court House, South Carolina.

Today, the church is the only original building that stands on the original Main Street site in "the town that disappeared."

It is both interesting and appropriate to note that the one remaining building is the one which provided the community with its most basic needs: faith, family, and country.

The cemetery that adjoins the church contains approximately 217 graves. Some graves are marked with a simple fieldstone, while other graves have elaborate marble and granite markers with lengthy engravings. The earliest gravestone is that of Lt. Joseph Reid (1756-1825) who fought in the Revolutionary War. Several veterans of the Civil War are buried there, including Jesse Richard Ross (1846-1903). Many residents of Oconee and Pickens Counties have ancestors who are buried in Old Pickens Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Visit the Church, the cemeteries and the grounds as an important part of our American Heritage. For general information or forms requesting information concerning weddings, funerals, graduations, reunions or other use of the church, please contact us at P.O. Box 149, Salem, SC 29676-0149. (864) 944-5112 JoyMaeB@aol.com

Old Pickens Presbyterian Church is both on the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor and is on The National Register of Historic Places.

The gate to the church and cemeteries is open every day. The church is open to visitors every Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:00 beginning April 7 to the last Sunday in October.